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Stephanie Storey

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Stephanie Storey is the author of the bestselling historical novel, "Oil and Marble: a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo" and "Raphael, Painter in Rome." The New York Times has called her work "tremendously entertaining," her novels have been translated into 7 languages. Storey is also a national television producer. She has produced over 1,500 episodes for CBS, ABC, History Channel, Sundance Channel and many more. Storey and husband Mike Gandolfi--an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer--can usually be found traveling the world in search of their next stories.

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I loved your debut novel 'Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo', and have now started your second novel 'Raphael, Painter in Rome'. I have two questions for you as outlined below: 1. Are these two novels of yours set in Renaissance Italy stand alone novels or are these part of perhaps a series set in this time period? 2. Do you have any plans for upcoming novels? If so, I cannot wait!!

Stephanie Storey Hi Simon! Sorry it took me 300 years (or 7 months) to see this question. It was lost in the insanity of Goodreads! Anyway, they are totally stand-alon…moreHi Simon! Sorry it took me 300 years (or 7 months) to see this question. It was lost in the insanity of Goodreads! Anyway, they are totally stand-alone books -- written, obviously in very different styles -- but I AM obsessed with the Italian Renaissance, so... I will be shocked if I don't return... However, my next novel (which I'm working on right now) is art historical fiction, but it is NOT set during the Italian Renaissance -- it's set during another art historical period about which I am personally obsessed. Not spilling any beans about it yet tho! These things take a while to simmer. I hope you ended up enjoying Raphael :) and happy reading out there!(less)

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Stephanie Storey My new book coming out in spring 2020 is about the painter Raphael. I've long been an admirer of Raphael's work, but everything I read about him made …moreMy new book coming out in spring 2020 is about the painter Raphael. I've long been an admirer of Raphael's work, but everything I read about him made him sound so boring -- he's so nice, he's so charming, he's so PERFECT -- so I assumed there wasn't a good story there... Then, it dawned on me: NO ONE IS THAT PERFECT... History, perhaps, wants us to believe he was this paragon of goodness, but reality tells us differently: every human and EVERY artist struggles and hurts and strives and wins and fails... LIFE is a struggle... Remembering that pushed me to start looking more closely at Raphael's drawings and life to find the true humanity in him, instead of some artist who is as perfect as his pictures... and BOY did I find a thrilling story...

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	Oil and Marble 4.09 avg rating — 12,240 ratings — published 2016 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Images for Readers of Raphael

If you're an ebook reader, your version of Raphael, Painter in Rome will come with links to the artwork as it's mentioned (I spent days personally adding in these links whenever it was most appropriate to the story). However, if you're reading a physical book, you'll obviously miss out on these links.

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Stephanie Storey said: " Am I allowed to review my own book on Goodreads? I mean I have read it, probably 800 times (but who actually counts the number of revisions you do while writing a novel? It might've been 1,000 times)... And I did I enjoy WRITING it very much. I mean, ...more "

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“I think … the greater danger for most of us is not in aiming too high and falling short, but in aiming too low and hitting the mark.”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

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“A drop of ocean water had the ambition to rise high into the air. So, with the help of fire, it rose as vapor, but when it flew so high that the air turned cold, it froze and fell from the sky as rain. The parched soil drank up the little drop and imprisoned it for a long time: punishment for its greedy ambition. You’re”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

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“Wisdom is the daughter of experience,” Michelangelo”
― Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

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