Virva E. Auvinen Knihy

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.

Isabella is pursued by both the Holy See and Eleonora di Toledo’s henchmen. Fleeing Rome, Isabella and Elvira stay in Bologna at the Foundling Hospital where Isabella uses her remedies to treat the women inmates. Will she succeed in escaping the clutches of her pursuers?“Lady Isabella’s Secrets” is a series of short stories about the life and adventures of Isabella Cortese, an alchemist living in the mid-16th century who authored a unique compendium of alchemy recipes. Continuing the narrative of “White as the Jasmine Flower” and “Ancient Cinnabar”, “Like Smoke in the Wind” is the third and last episode in the series.

Roma, seconda metà del ‘500. Isabella Cortese ha dedicato tutta la sua vita alla ricerca di rimedi alchemici per alleviare i problemi quotidiani della gente comune. Riuscirà a continuare ad esercitare il suo mestiere nonostante la pressione crescente dell’autorità ecclesiastica? “I segreti della Signora Isabella” è una serie di racconti sulle avventure della Signora Isabella Cortese, vissuta nella seconda meta del '500, alchimista e autrice di un compendio di ricette unico nel suo genere.