What does the mysterious “Lady with an Ermine” hide? Italy, 1492. The beautiful Cecilia Gallerani becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan. The girl must fight for her place in the palace and confront those who expect her to be expelled soon. Soon the Duke commissions Leonardo da Vinci to paint a portrait of young Cecilia...Germany, World War II. Restorer Edith Becker unwittingly gives the painting “Lady with an Ermine” to a high-ranking German official. Now she will have to do everything possible and impossible to return it along with all the stolen works of art for which she was responsible... What fate awaits young Cecilia at the Duke's court? And what lengths will desperate Edith go to to save “The Lady with an Ermine”? A captivating novel about women connected by one painting, but separated by five centuries...