The Scribe of Siena: A Novel

The Scribe of Siena: A Novel

â€œWill remind historical fiction readers of Diana Gabaldonâ€™s Outlander and Tracy Chevalierâ€™s Girl with a Pearl Earringâ€¦Lovers of meticulously researched historical fiction and time-travel narratives will be swept away by the spell of medieval Sienaâ€ (Library Journal, starred review).

â€œWinawerâ€™s debut is a detailed historical novel, a multifaceted mystery, and a moving tale of improbable loveâ€¦Winawer has created a prodigious, vibrant tale of past and present that transports readers and fills in the historical gaps. This is a marvelous work of research and inventionâ€ (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Equal parts transporting love story and gripping historical conspiracy, debut author Melodie Winawer takes readers deep into medieval Italy, where the past and present blur and a twenty-first century woman will discover a plot to destroy Siena.

Accomplished neurosurgeon Beatrice Trovato knows that her deep empathy for her patients is starting to impede her work. So when her beloved brother passes away, she welcomes the unexpected trip to the Tuscan city of Siena to resolve his estate, even as she wrestles with grief. But as she delves deeper into her brotherâ€™s affairs, she discovers intrigue she never imaginedâ€”a 700-year-old conspiracy to decimate the city.

After uncovering the journal and paintings of Gabriele Accorsi, the fourteenth-century artist at the heart of the plot, Beatrice finds a startling image of her own face and is suddenly transported to the year 1347. She awakens in a Siena unfamiliar to her, one that will soon be hit by the Plague.

Yet when Beatrice meets Accorsi, something unexpected happens: she falls in loveâ€”not only with Gabriele, but also with the beauty and cadence of medieval life. As the Plague and the ruthless hands behind its trajectory threaten not only her survival but also Sienaâ€™s very existence, Beatrice must decide in which century she belongs.

The Scribe of Siena is the captivating story of a brilliant womanâ€™s passionate affair with a time and a place that captures her in an impossibly romantic and dangerous trapâ€”testing the strength of fate and the bonds of love.

Country	USA
Author	Melodie Winawer
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	TOUCHSTONE
EAN	9781501152252
Feature	TOUCHSTONE
ISBN	1501152254
Label	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
NumberOfPages	464
PublicationDate	2017-05-16
Publisher	Touchstone
ReleaseDate	2017-05-16
Studio	Touchstone

The Scribe of Siena: A Novel

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