The Winged Lion

by Madeleine Ker

Alex forfeited a long-overdue vacation in order to restore neglected paintings in a decaying castle in Venice. Her boss had first cajoled and finally bribed Alex, speaking of along-lost masterpiece that she might unearth if she agreed to the assignment. Alex prepared to meet a stuffy old prince living in a run-down relic from Venice's illustrious past. But Castlenero was not a crumbling ruin. It was a breathtakingly opulent palace. And Prince Anton de Cassis was neither stuffy nor old. He was the most magnificent masterpiece she'd ever seen!

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
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