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Memory is like a cat. It comes and wraps itself around you when you least desire it, and the moment you seek it out, it disappears. (Pg 194)

“Memory is like a cat. It comes and wraps itself around you when you least desire it, and the moment you seek it out, it disappears.”

Beatrice takes over her late brother's research & discovers 1- there may be a sinister reason the Plague hit Siena much harder than surrounding towns & 2- she is strongly drawn to a painter who lived there in the mid 1300s. She (somehow) travels back to that time & finds friendship, a new career, & love, while thwarting crimes committed against her beloved & solving the Plague mystery- though unable to prevent the devastation. #BorrowNotBuy

Neurosurgeon Beatrice, after the loss of her brother, finds herself the owner of a home in Siena. While attempting to honor her brothers work, she immerses herself in his historical research trying to piece together the mystery of why Siena was hit so much harder by the plague. A mystery which will see her cross time to solve. I kind of feel that it could've been stretched out more, maybe a duology? But only because I wanted more of the story.

The bones of this book are much like Outlander. But I have always been enchanted by Italy!

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great travel companion!! Time travel isn‘t usually my thing, but this book changed my mind. Mysterious, and fun.

Eating Marco's pizza with old world pepperoni while reading a book about 14th century Italy seemed oddly appropriate. The wine of choice this evening is from the mountain vineyards of Dew.

Anyone else try this subscription? The book sounds amazing! #notanad

Trying to read this now. I am about 100 pages in. I hate the idea of not finishing a book, but I can't be bothered to care about the main character. I honestly like the character and book more before she got to medieval Sienna. So far it reads a bit pedantic, like the author is trying to show off her research. I hope it gets better. 😕

✔Time travel
✔Outlander-y type of 🎶Should I stay or should I go🎶 dilemma
✔Plague
✔True love
✔Neurosurgeon female MC
✔Political drama
✔Assassination
✔Premonitions
✔Hunky Medieval painter
✔The Medici family
✔Easy read

#newbook Who‘s read it? I‘m excited to dive in!

Really enjoyed this story of Siena in the time of the Black Death.

Currently $1.99 on kindle! Grab this one!

I should be packing.....

I woke up in Medieval Italy 🏰

This book completely enchanted me! I could not put it down! Highly recommend for fans of historical fiction, immunology, fresco painting, and time-travel romances!

Loving this richly detailed historical novel about medieval Italy!

I got this in the mail today and couldn't wait to start reading it! This is my first selection from #justtherightbook and I'm so excited! It's perfect 🤓

Wonderful Saturday Book mail, gorgeous cover perfect to take on vacation 💕📚 @TouchstoneBooks thanks so much,

I'm a bit on the fence with this one. The writing was pretty good, but not quite great. The plot was solid overall, but things worked out a bit too nicely most of the time. Also, the protagonist was one of those people who seemed to be able to do everything, from effortlessly learning to be a medieval scribe to delivering babies. I guess I like my heroines a bit flawed. I did enjoy the book and this is an excellent debut, but not quite a pick.

The weather turned ridiculously nice, so I had to take my read and get an iced coffee and go outside. It's top-down, convertible weather. This is the car my husbrand and I drive when we want to go out without the kids - sorry guys, it only seats two!

I'm in the homestretch- only about 40 pages to go - but I need a break. We've had a rainy Saturday morning here, but the sun's out now so it's time to stretch the legs a bit. How's everyone else doing?
#litsypartyofone #24hourreadathon

I started off my #litsypartyofone and #24hourreadathon with an audiobook while finishing up a few things around the house. Now it's time to settle into my comfy reading spot with my snacks and furry reading companion and current read. I had to take this picture quick before he went for my Cheetos. He'd already licked the outside of the bowl right before I snapped this.

I recently started this book and just looked at the author's bio at the back. So, she's a neurosurgeon and a professor, went to 3 Ivy League schools, has multiple degrees, speaks multiple languages, has 3 kids and wrote a book. Superwoman! I feel lazy now.

Gorgeous dust jacket. An intrepid neurosurgeon. Time travel. 14th century Tuscany. Intrigue. Romance. Murder. Art. Mystery. The Plague. What more could you want?

This book got to such a slow start that it couldn't recover for me. There was also a story point with a priest and the main character that had me shaking my head. It was an interesting look at the Black Plague, but it was just okay for me. The breath noises I heard frequently throughout the beginning of the book weren't as noticeable when not listening through my car speaker. Campbell is an excellent narrator.

What I'm listening to on the train as I move east.

Even though @LitHousewife is right that Cassandra Campbell is very breathy in this audiobook, I think I'm very hooked. At least it kept me engaged during today's walk. Happy I have the book, so I can switch if need be

Here's hoping a historical fiction with a twist audiobook will fix my current audio dry spell. Cassandra Campbell is always a good listen (even though I've noticed her breathing a lot in FB first 30 minutes).

It had a slow beginning, but once I got about 30% in, it got good fast, and I just couldn't put it down. I loved all the characters, and the plot, while not the most original, was wonderfully executed. #arc

Got an ARC from Jellybooks and started it on the train ride home. I'm really enjoying Beatrice's voice. 😁