Description
A captivating story of a folk healer, witch, and seer, a young confident woman who gradually weaves the fates of powerful men in Rudolfine Prague, led by Emperor Rudolf II, with her cleverness, magic, and beauty. Her immense desire to become a recognized healer and owner of her dream apothecary drives her to the 'Big City', away from the foothills where herbalism and healing, blessing and incantation have been passed down through generations from mother to daughter. By the hand of fate, Atropa, as a young girl, finds herself in the Prague executioner's house, where she becomes not only the herbal assistant to the executioner's housekeeper Marta but also the passionate lover of the future Old Town executioner Jan Mydlář.
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Author: Knauerová Marta
Publication date: September 16, 2024
Manufacturer: Euromedia Group, a.s.
Genres: Historical novels, Czech and slovak fiction, Books, Fiction, Novels
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 496
ISBN/EAN: 9788024954844