About this Event
Join us for a delicious evening tea to celebrate the release of THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE by debut author Anna Rasche!
Perfect for fans of WEYWARD and THE LOST APOTHECARY, THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE follows a young woman who can harness the power of gemstones summoned from exile to help track down Florence's priceless relics amid a deadly plague.
This event is ticketed and includes:
-Tea sandwiches and desserts from Bike Stop Cafe
-A hardcover copy of THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE with gorgeous sapphire sprayed edges!
Event details:
Location: Kisker Road Library, 1000 Kisker Rd. St. Charles, MO 63304
Date: Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Time: 7:00pm
We can't wait to see you there!
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 a historian and gemologist who has previously worked in the jewelry collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and as a curatorial fellow at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Rasche's debut is based on original research she conducted on the uses of gemstones in medieval medicine at the Cooper Hewitt Museum and on site in Italy. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and infant daughter.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Charles City-County Library, Kisker Road Branch, 1000 Kisker Road, Saint Charles, United States
USD 48.58
