Lady Isabella's secrets

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Rome, second half of the 16th century. Alchemist Isabella Cortese has dedicated her life to finding remedies for people’s everyday problems. Will she be able to continue her work despite mounting pressure from the Church authorities?“Lady Isabella’s Secrets” is a series of stories, “White like a jasmine flower”, “Ancient Cinnabar” and “Like smoke in the wind” narrates the adventures of Lady Isabella Cortese, an alchemist living in the mid-16th Century who authored a unique compendium of alchemy recipes. the stories illustrates Italian renaissance life and especially those of women.