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A woman's secret. A deadly Plague. Unleash the hidden magic...
1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return.
Ginevra obliges, assuming the city's leaders are finally ready to accept her unorthodox cures amid a pandemic. But upon arrival, she is tasked with a much different mission: she must use her collection of jewels to track down a ruthless thief who is ransacking Florence's churches for priceless relics—the city's only hope for protection. If she succeeds, she'll be a recognized physician and never accused of witchcraft again.
But as her investigation progresses, Ginevra discovers she's merely a pawn in a much larger scheme than the one she's been hired to solve. And the dangerous men behind this conspiracy won't think twice about killing a stone witch to get what they want...
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Release date
October 8, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781488231759
- File size: 338951 KB
- Duration: 11:46:08
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Listeners who can suspend their disbelief will appreciate this historical fantasy, which takes place in plague-ridden Florence in 1348. The author, a gemologist, fashions her story around a kind witch named Ginevra who uses the healing power of gemstones to cure plague victims. Golden Voice narrator Soneela Nankani tells this tale of sorcery, superstition, and sophistry with conviction and passion. Ginevra is tasked by religious leaders in Florence to catch a relics thief and return the bones he stole to the churches where they belong. When listening to this audiobook, one must accept the efficacy of curses, evil spells, and the evil eye. Citizens in the fourteenth century believed in many strange phenomena--so, apparently, do many people today. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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