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What can poison do in a Gallery of Beauties? a conversation with Nina Wachsman


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17th century Venice is fascinating time and place in history; especially for Jews. Join me for a conversation with Nina Wachsman about her latest book, A Gallery of Beauties. Her protagonist, Diana, daughter of the chief rabbi of Venice, must decide if she wants her life to remain centered in the Jewish Ghetto, or to become a protege of a famous Venician courtesan. Of course, above all else, she must avoid becoming the next victim of the local poisoner.

Here's the link to her website to get the free 6 chapter download: https://venicebeauties.com/

Learn more about Nina's efforts to connect peopel with rare diseases with treatments and clinical trials at: https://knowrare.com/blog

 

Follow along with the transcript.

Support the author, AJL, and independent book stores by buying their book here.

Thanks to:

  • The Association of Jewish Libraries
  • Heidi Rabinowitz, podcast mentor
  • Dee Yan Key for use of their Freylekh (downloaded from https://freemusicarchive.org/home)

If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also like the AJL sister podcast, The Book of Life, a podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly.

 

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