Diana Bishop has been trying to keep magic out of her life since she parents died when she was a girl.
She has thrown herself into her work as an alchemy historian and is presently in Oxford researching her next keynote speech.
While at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Diana calls for an ancient alchemy manuscript, not knowing that it is actually bewitched!
Diana quickly returns the book once she jots down a couple of notes about the book. However, her discovery has drawn the attention of the supernatural world…..vampires, daemons, and other witches.
Suddenly Diana is being stalked by a number of creatures and she can’t help but wonder if it has something to do with the book. Diana has actually stumbled upon a long lost book of coveted treasure….and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
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Nick Hornby meets Almost Famous in this side-splittingly funny coming-of-middle-age debut novel about the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band who tries for one more swing at the fences.
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In 1643 Venice, singing teacher Margherita introduces the young Isabella to the world of opera.
As a young girl, Alaina Claiborne witnesses a the murder of her parents…..an event that she doesn’t fully understand.
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