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SUMMARY:Kathleen Carr Foster presents The Jewel of Corlivo
DESCRIPTION:Kathleen Carr Foster visits Gibson's to present her debut His
 torical Fantasy novel\, The Jewel of Corlivo. She will be joined in conv
 ersation by fellow author\, Luna McNamara. If you loved The Odyssey but 
 wished the women had more screentime\, this book is for you. It's an epi
 c fantasy adventure inspired by the Byzantine Empire that doubles as a p
 assionate defense of libraries and the women who care for them. There's 
 even a slow-burn love story with a surly adventurer. What more could you
  possibly want? ABOUT THE BOOK In a reimagined Byzantine empire\, a runa
 way courtesan and her disgraced suitor are on the hunt for ancient treas
 ure. But in Kathleen Carr Foster’s glittering debut\, what they find wil
 l be far more troublesome. . . Raised for the most luxurious pleasure ho
 use in mountain-ringed Corlivo\, Anna has no illusions about her future.
  She’ll be a courtesan\, as her mother was before she disappeared—and li
 ke her mother\, gamble that her charms attract a patron rich enough to p
 ay her debts. But when a gruff explorer with connections at the capital 
 notices Anna\, it’s her sharp eye that draws him in. Sebastianus thinks 
 Anna’s found a clue within the pages of an ancient book to the lost city
  of treasure he seeks\, and she might well discover more. Together they 
 escape to the imperial court\, where marvels are commonplace—and so is t
 reachery. Anna’s courtesan training has hardly prepared her for the dang
 ers of court life\, let alone for delving into artifacts from the empire
 ’s past. But when she uncovers a secret tied to her mother’s fate\, Anna
  realizes more than her life is at stake. She holds the key to untold po
 ssibilities not only for herself\, but for any of the women of Corlivo. 
 . . if she can use it. “Part sexy love story full of yearning\, part fem
 inist adventure\, all wrapped in a passionate defense of libraries. . . 
 The Jewel of Corlivo caught hold of my heart and refused to let go.” --C
 aroline Woods\, The Mesmerist ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kathleen Carr Foster has 
 an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University\, where she was awarde
 d the Florence Engel Randall Graduate Fiction Prize and was nominated fo
 r Best New American Voices. She has also received an Emerging Artist Awa
 rd from the St. Botolph Club Foundation. Her short stories have been pub
 lished in Slice Magazine\, on Harper Perennial’s Fifty-Two Stories websi
 te\, and in 236\, BU Creative Writing’s Literary Journal. While an under
 graduate at Wellesley College\, she won the Davis Prize for Fiction. She
  teaches writing at the University of Massachusetts and lives in the Bos
 ton area with her family and an anxious rescue dog named Wendy. The Jewe
 l of Corlivo is her debut novel. Luna McNamara is the author of Psyche a
 nd Eros and The Witch and the Huntress\, which have been translated into
  fourteen languages. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard University
  with a focus on women and gender in world religions\, and has studied a
 ncient Greek language and philosophy. By day she works in social service
 s\, and by night she writes about historical women and forgotten gods. S
 he lives in Boston.\n\nTickets: http://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/form/gib
 son-s-event-rsvp\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/bde3dfef-376f-42fd
 -b5bd-a0cd1d506826
LOCATION:Gibson's Bookstore\, 45 S Main St\, Concord\, NH 03301
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/bde3dfef-376f-42fd-b5bd-a0cd1d50682
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