Sarah Wilkinson's paintbox is both refuge and key: orphaned and shy, her journey encountors mentors like Amelia, Tara, and the enigmatic Moroccan patron El Amir shape her craft and her confidence, while a first great love, fractured by misunderstanding, forces Sarah to choose independence over easy comfort.

Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Award, Finding Sarah blends meticulous art-world detail, cinematic international settings, and an emotional coming-of-age arc that will resonate with book clubs and readers of women's and literary fiction. If you prize rich mentorship, found family, and novels where creative work is both vocation and therapy, Nina Purtee's story will stay with you long after the last page.