About the book: 2011 / Italy. Beginning of the 16th century. A time that gave us famous warriors, great artists and an unforgettable love story. The stars wished that Bernardino Luini, the favorite student of the brilliant Leonardo da Vinci, and the beautiful Simonetta di Saronno would meet and fall in love. However, their paths diverge for a long time. It seemed that their love was doomed. The persecuted artist immortalizes his beloved in the images of the Madonna on the frescoes of the monasteries of Lombardy, and his chosen one, yearning for her beloved, creates a drink from almond grains, the taste of which is reminiscent of the sweetness and bitterness of love. Their fate and even life itself are under threat…