Rouge Paris is a novel that delves into the life of Victorine, a young woman who works in a silver workshop. She and her best friend have a habit of taking walks together, drawing before returning to their attic room. Unable to bear being separated from the man she loves, Victorine leaves everything behind to join him in his workshop in Monceau Plain. Soon, she finds her place beside him, becoming his lover, model and trusted advisor. Maureen Gibbon skillfully combines real facts with invented ones, inviting us into Edouard Manet's workshop and revealing the secrets behind the creation of Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass and the true story of Victorine Meurent.