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Join Kate Heartfield and Anna Rasche as they discuss their new novels. In Heartfield’s The Tapestry of Time, Paris is in the throes of World War II and Kit Sharp is faced with a love affair and a family tradition involving psychic powers. The Stone Witch of Florence follows Rasche’s main character, Ginevra di Gasparo as she returns to the city, after being exiled and accused of being a witch, where she must help cure civilians of the plague. Together, the authors will discuss the questions surrounded their main characters powers; whether it is something supernatural or just superstition. Make it a brunch date! Tea, coffee and a selection of pastries and sweets will be served at this event.

Moderator: Catherine Graham

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Kate Heartfield

Kate Heartfield is the author of numerous works, including the bestselling The Embroidered Book. Her debut novel won Canada’s Aurora Award, and her novellas, stories and games have been shortlisted for the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, Sunburst and Aurora awards.

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Anna Rasche

Anna Rasche is a historian and gemologist who has previously worked in the jewelry collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and as a curatorial fellow at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Rasche's debut is based on original research she conducted on the uses of gemstones in medieval medicine at the Cooper Hewitt Museum and on site in Italy.

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