Victoria’s latest novel is the rare book that is so wide-ranging and lushly articulated that it eludes description.

To simply say, for example, that it’s a work of historical fiction about two women painters in 17th-century Amsterdam would be to fail to capture so much of what it also is: an ode to women excelling, against all odds, in their chosen professions; a meditation on who has power and how it’s wielded; a decades-long love story; and a nuanced study on the complexities of mentorship.

And yet, for Victoria, it’s only the latest in the string of successful works that have marked her prolific writing career. I was delighted to have a chance to sit down with her and talk all about it.

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IN THIS EPISODE, we talk about... 👇

• The routines that have made it possible for her to have a prolific writing career ...