''The most powerful of Victoria's novels, where past and present fuse effortlessly and the supernatural romance works totally and beautifully. '' (John Richard Parker) Astrology and magic were an integral part of the everyday life of the inhabitants of the 16th century, in all corners of Europe. The Medici court was no exception. This novel is rife with intrigue, murder and dark murmurs at the court of Isabella de Medici who was known in her own lifetime as .the brightest star of the Medici firmament. Visions of Isabella haunt her namesake Isabel visiting present day Florence after her sudden break up with her fiance. How are these two women linked together through the corridors of five hundred years of history? Is Isabel's new love interest Lorenzo somehow linked to the dead Princess? Can she solve the lost riddle of Isabella's death, to finally lay her ghost to rest?
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