The Witch of Napoli
Italy 1899: Fiery-tempered, seductive medium Alessandra Poverelli levitates a table at a Spiritualist séance in Naples. A reporter photographs the miracle, and wealthy, skeptical, Jewish psychiatrist Camillo Lombardi arrives in Naples to investigate. When she materializes the ghost of his dead...
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Italy 1899: Fiery-tempered, seductive medium Alessandra Poverelli levitates a table at a Spiritualist séance in Naples. A reporter photographs the miracle, and wealthy, skeptical, Jewish psychiatrist Camillo Lombardi arrives in Naples to investigate. When she materializes the ghost of his dead mother, he risks his reputation and fortune to finance a tour of the Continent,
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9780990949008
ASIN: B00RQPETM2
Publish date: January 2nd 2015
Publisher: Palladino Books
Pages no: 294
Edition language: English
I should preface this by saying I LOVE books about witches, mediums, and especially the Spiritualist movement from the turn of the century. So yes, I was predisposed to like the mystical “Queen of Spirits”, Alessandra Poverelli, and her loyal followers, and to root against those determined to underm...
Updated review 7-25-2015 *Won this book courtesy of a Goodreads giveaway sponsored by Michael Schmicker. So glad I won a copy because it was FAN-TABULOUS!* I also received a digital review copy from NetGalley. I'm happy to provide my review to each and all. Oh my! Loved loved this highly ente...
Interesting book about a medium during the late Victorian age and the efforts of scientists and the church to expose her as a fraud. This book is based on a real person, Eusapia Palladino, and it spiked my interest enough that I’ll be turning to Google to find out more about her. The narrator of ...
The Witch of Napoli is a fascinating look into the world of magic and occult. Based on a famous medium, Eusapia Palladino, from Italy in the mid 1800's. In this story the protagonist is Tommaso Labella, a reporter who spends time with Alessandra Poverelli on her travels as medium. She has been known...
Rome, 1918: The Great War appears unlikely ever to end, and the world grows weary. But Tommaso Labella, editor of the Roman newspaper Il Messagero, faces a more personal sorrow. He has just received the news that his friend Alessandra Poverelli has died of the tuberculosis that has plagued her for t...
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