It’s dangerous for a girl to be a mathematical prodigy in eighteenth-century Rome. Daniela Messo and her father withdraw from the world, but Giuseppe Balsamo arrives with his occult magic and the claim that Daniela has inherited the secrets of a long-dead Jewish mystic. Posing as wonder-working pilgrims, they swindle their way across Europe, ever further east, en route perhaps to Jerusalem or to an ambiguous salvation. Targeted Age Group:: 16+ What Inspired You to Write Your … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – COLIN FALCONER
Author Bio: Colin Falconer has published over two dozen historical novels and thrillers and his his work has been sold into translation into 20 countries around the world. How did he start? “I was 18 years old, I’d just left school and got a job in London, working in an insurance company. I was working inside – in an office! My mother thought that was like being CEO of Shell Oil. “I was late one morning, I took a short cut through the church yard to the station to catch my train. I’d just … [Read more...]
