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The Jewel of Corlivo [Foster, Kathleen Carr]
The Jewel of Corlivo [Foster, Kathleen Carr]
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Author: Kathleen Carr Foster
In a reimagined Byzantine empire, a runaway courtesan and her disgraced suitor are on the hunt for ancient treasure. But in Kathleen Carr Foster's glittering debut, what they find will be far more troublesome . . . Raised for the most luxurious pleasure house in mountain-ringed Corlivo, Anna has no illusions about her future. She'll be a courtesan, as her mother was before she disappeared--and like her mother, gamble that her charms attract a patron rich enough to pay her debts. But when a gruff explorer with connections at the capital notices Anna, it's her sharp eye that draws him in. Sebastianus thinks Anna's found a clue within the pages of an ancient book to the lost city of treasure he seeks, and she might well discover more. Together they escape to the imperial court, where marvels are commonplace--and so is treachery. Anna's courtesan training has hardly prepared her for the dangers of court life, let alone for delving into artifacts from the empire's past. But when she uncovers a secret tied to her mother's fate, Anna realizes more than her life is at stake. She holds the key to untold possibilities not only for herself, but for any of the women of Corlivo . . . if she can use it.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 10/27/2026
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.08oz
ISBN: 9781645662839
In a reimagined Byzantine empire, a runaway courtesan and her disgraced suitor are on the hunt for ancient treasure. But in Kathleen Carr Foster's glittering debut, what they find will be far more troublesome . . . Raised for the most luxurious pleasure house in mountain-ringed Corlivo, Anna has no illusions about her future. She'll be a courtesan, as her mother was before she disappeared--and like her mother, gamble that her charms attract a patron rich enough to pay her debts. But when a gruff explorer with connections at the capital notices Anna, it's her sharp eye that draws him in. Sebastianus thinks Anna's found a clue within the pages of an ancient book to the lost city of treasure he seeks, and she might well discover more. Together they escape to the imperial court, where marvels are commonplace--and so is treachery. Anna's courtesan training has hardly prepared her for the dangers of court life, let alone for delving into artifacts from the empire's past. But when she uncovers a secret tied to her mother's fate, Anna realizes more than her life is at stake. She holds the key to untold possibilities not only for herself, but for any of the women of Corlivo . . . if she can use it.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 10/27/2026
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.08oz
ISBN: 9781645662839
About the Author
Kathleen Carr Foster is an award-winning author of speculative fiction. She earned an MFA from Boston University, where she was the recipient of the Florence Engel Randall Graduate Fiction Prize, and she won the Davis Prize for Fiction as an undergraduate at Wellesley College. She has also received an Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, and her short fiction has been published in Slice Magazine, on Harper Perennial's Fifty-Two Stories website, and in 236, BU Creative Writing's Literary Journal. A mother of two, she lives in Massachusetts with her family and an anxious rescue dog named Wendy. Visit her online at kathleencarrfoster.com.