Set in New York and New Jersey during the early 1990s,
"Brushstrokes of a Gadfly" reveals the story of Katherine
Walsingham, the only daughter of the CEO and Chairman of Walsingham
Industries, an international cosmetic and pharmaceutical company
that has been in the family for generations.
Daunted by its global proportions, she has no real interest in
the business other than its sentimental value. An artist by calling
and temperament, a lover of literature, a philosophical idealist
and animal rights activist unafraid to speak her mind, Katherine
has a talent for leaping ahead with anything that seems like a good
idea at the time ... often landing in hot water with her sharp
tongue and allegorical paintings to the consternation and amusement
of everyone around her.
Setting her heart on opening her own gallery when she graduates
from an elite art college, life is good. With a trust fund to
secure her, she has no real worries that are the plague of
struggling artists, but soon discovers wealth does not guarantee a
smooth passage in life, for all her plans do not turn out exactly
as she expected.
Opening a gallery is not an easy task, and Katherine must
quickly learn to balance art and business, demanding customers and
harsh art critics, family tragedies and disappointments. With so
much to do, romance is the last thing on her mind, and despite her
best efforts to avoid any entanglements, falls in love with one of
New York's most eligible bachelors. From her own reticence to
become involved with anyone, to the rumours spread about his
family, it is a relationship that seems doomed, but Katherine finds
that love will blossom where it will and cannot be controlled or
stifled, nor the joy and heartache that accompanies it.
"Brushstrokes of a Gadfly" is a story brimming with vibrant and
entertaining characters that only New York's High Society and art
circles can provide. It is a colourful and amusing novel tinged
with human tragedy.
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