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SUMMARY:Authors! with Anna Rasche
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for Authors! with Anna Rashe and her debut novel\, "Th
 e Stone Witch of Florence." .\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/11147871
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>The Stone Witch of Florence&nbsp\;</em
 >is a spellbinding debut from author Anna Rasche\, that follows a young wo
 man who harnesses the strange\, ancient magic of gemstones to investigate 
 a series of shocking crimes in plague-stricken Florence\, all the while pr
 ocing she is more physician than witch\, perfect for fans of&nbsp\;<em>The
  Lost Apothecary.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underl
 ine\;"><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK: </strong></span></p>\n<p>A women's secret. 
 A deadly Plague.&nbsp\; Unleash the hidden magic...</p>\n<p>1348.&nbsp\; A
 s the Black Plague ravages Italy\, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Flore
 nce after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift - harnessing
  the hidden powers of gemstones\, she can heal the sick.&nbsp\; But when w
 ord spread of her unusual abilities\, she was condemned as a witch and ban
 ished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return.&n
 bsp\;</p>\n<p>Ginevra obliges\, assuming the city's leaders are finally re
 ady 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 j
 ewels to track down a ruthless thief who is ransacking Florence's churches
  for priceless relics - the city's only hope for protection.&nbsp\; If she
  succeeds\, she'll be a recognized physician and never accused of witchcra
 ft again.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>But as her investigation progresses\, Ginevra dis
 covers she's merely a pawn in a much larger scheme that 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...</p>\n<p><span s
 tyle="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:&nbsp\;</stro
 ng></span></p>\n<p>Anna Rasche is a historian and gemologist who has previ
 ously worked in the jewelry collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art a
 nd as a curatorial fellow at the Copper Hewitt\, Smithsonian Design Museum
 . Rasche's debut is based on original research she conducted on the uses o
 f gemstones in medieval medicine at the Cooper Hewitt Museum and on site i
 n Italy. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and infant daughter.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:</strong> At each program\, autho
 rs speak for about forty-five minutes\, followed by a short question and a
 nswer session. A hardcover copy of the book is included with the purchase 
 of your ticket.</p>\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/11147871
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