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Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brian McPhee’s ALL VISIBLE THINGS Virtual Book Tour September 1 – 30!

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Title: ALL VISIBLE THINGS
Author: Brian McPhee
Publisher: Independent
Pages: 443
Genre: Historical Fiction

BOOK BLURB:

All Visible Things is a dual-timeline novel moving seamlessly between modern-day and Renaissance England and Italy.

When Lauren Patterson discovers the diary of a young assistant to Leonardo da Vinci, we are immediately immersed in the personalities and intrigues surrounding the archypical Renaissance man–and animal lover, vegetarian, dandy and bearer of grudges. When not executing the commissions of ungrateful clients, Leonardo juggles finances, apprentices, friends and rivals, all the while making time for his true passion–his pioneering scientific enquiries.

The diaries document a series of dramas–extortion, murder, defamation, betrayal and bitter artistic rivalries–played out against everyday struggles to extract money from clients, manage a hectic studio and, amidst the chaos, create timeless masterpieces, in particular the Mona Lisa, whose complex saga weaves through the narrative. The enthusiastic diarist is Paolo del Rosso, endlessly captivated by the vibrant life of Florence and enamoured of Chiara, Leonardo’s beautiful goddaughter and the model in some of his greatest paintings. Their tender, decades-long relationship is the constant thread through the Renaissance tapestry, as their lives are unwittingly unravelled by a devastating intrigue that unspools down the years.

The discovery of the diaries is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Lauren, but one threatened by academic jealousies, unwanted media attention and personal insecurities. However, a partnership and friendship develops between the young American researcher and an English art dealer as they come together to find the final pages of the diary and track down Paolo’s charming portrait of Chiara, drawn with the encouragement and assistance of Leonardo–a trail they follow from Renaissance Florence to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust to a thrilling dénouement when the portrait gives up its astonishing secret and our protagonists embrace their future.

While All Visible Things is a work of fiction, its themes and settings are based on extensive research into the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci and everyday life in sixteenth century Italy. It combines the sweep and drama of Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy with the intimacy of Tracy Chevalier’s The Girl with a Pearl Earring.

ORDER YOUR COPY

Amazon → US: https://www.amazon.com/All-Visible-Things-Brian-McPhee/dp/1983563374/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1983563374

 

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Meet The Author

Brian McPhee

Brian McPhee lived in Glasgow, Scotland until he was 21, when he moved to London. In his early 40s, he emigrated with his wife and daughter to Maryland, USA. After a successful career in IT marketing and management, he and his wife moved once more, to Monpazier in southwest France. All Visible Things is his third novel.

WEBSITE: https://www.ententepublishing.com/

 

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Blog Tour Highlights 2

 

Tuesday, September 1

Virtual Book Tour Kickoff at PUYB Virtual Book Club

Wednesday, September 2

Interview at The Writer’s Life

Thursday, September 3

Book Feature at My Book Launch

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Monday, September 7

Book Review at Rajiv’s Reviews

Book Review at Books for Books

Tuesday, September 8

Interview at The Dark Phantom Review

Thursday, September 10

Book Review at Sefina Hawke’s Books

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Monday, September 14

Interview at Book bloggin’ Princess

Thursday, September 17

Book Review at Have Coffee Need Books

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Monday, September 21

Book Review at The Faerie Review

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Monday, September 28

Book Feature at As the Page Turns

Wednesday, September 30

Guest Blogging at Blogging Authors

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