The Stone Witch of Florence A Novel

Anna Rasche

eBook - 2024

"A twisty, historical witchy escape." —Entertainment WeeklyA 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... more