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The Amalfi Curse
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“This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore.” —People
Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever…
Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780778308003
EAN:
9780778308003
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
336
Authors:
Sarah Penner
Publisher:
Park Row
Great book - quick read. Interesting plot.
Loved this book. Mystifying story, clever interwoven plot. You will enjoy this adventure! If you have traveled the Amalfi coast, you will understand how this impactful this beautiful place appears.
My second Penner read and perhaps closer to a 3.5 rating. While Penner has great, entertaining concepts, her execution leaves me wanting more. The dual timeline is an effective storytelling device and Penner does it well. I think I find her contemporary timeline characters hollow and only doing service to the plot and the “real” story taking place in the past. I had a similar feeling with The Lost Apothecary. Regardless, Penner’s success is likely to continue and I will likely pick up the next title that intrigues me.
Great book, easy read
An interesting story about streghe or witches who used to protect the Italian town of Positano on the Analog coast. Mari is descended from the sirens and the witches of Positano have protected the families for centuries until she falls in love with an American sailor, Holmes Foster. They go through many trials and tribulations in their relationship. Haven is a modern marine archaeologist who comes following her father who discovered about the witches and Mazza brothers who were bad people back in the early 19th century. It is interesting how the two stories are intertwined.
