It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means – another book on my “to be read” list! This week it’s The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner.
From the publisher:
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.
I know we aren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover, but wow, this one is beautiful!
My first Sarah Penner was The Lost Apothecary. I remember starting it late at night and reading the back flap about the author. I was immediately interested in Penner’s career and learning about how she balanced writing her first novel and working in corporate finance. Read this article she wrote in the Kansas Alumni magazine called “Day Job, Daydream.”
The Amalfi Curse hits shelves next week on April 29th!
Catch up on Sarah Penner’s other books:
The Lost Apothecary (2021)
The London Séance Society (2023)
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