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Join us for a delicious evening tea to celebrate the release of THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE by debut author Anna Rasche.
This is a ticketed event. Click HERE to purchase a ticket that includes tea sandwiches and desserts from Bike Stop Cafe and a copy of THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE.
About THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE:
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…
About Anna Rasche
Anna Rasche is an author, gemologist, and jewelry historian who has previously worked in the jewelry collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Originally from Maine, she currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband, baby daughter, and two cats that look exactly the same.
Her debut novel, THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE, was inspired by the magical and medicinal uses of gemstones in medieval Italy.
Huge thanks to Main Street Books for being an amazing partner on this event!
To check out THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE by Anna Rasche check our catalog HERE.
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