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Fools' Gold

Philippa Gregory

2014·366 pages·young adult

Fantasy Historical Fiction

historical fantasy

Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and Isolde, whose romantic attraction continues to grow, travel to Venice in 1454, where they meet an alchemist who plans to create the Philosopher's Stone, a mystical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold and producing the elixir of life.

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Fools' Gold

Philippa Gregory

Year

2014

Pages

366

Audience

young adult

Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Romance

Tags

historical fantasy

Description

Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and Isolde, whose romantic attraction continues to grow, travel to Venice in 1454, where they meet an alchemist who plans to create the Philosopher's Stone, a mystical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold and producing the elixir of life.

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