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''Magical in every sense of the word'' Katy Hays
''Magnificent'' Sarah Penner
''Sparkles with suspense and the magical power of women... I devoured this novel'' Laurie Lico Albanese
Perfect for fans of The Lost Apothecary and The Alchemist.
1348. As the Black Plague lays waste to Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned back to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile.
Ginevra has a giftusing the ancient practices of alchemy she learned as a young girl, she can heal the sick. But when word traveled of her unusual craft, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now, the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return.
She obliges, assuming the city's leaders are finally ready to accept her unorthodox cures amidst 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 churche
