#54 The Scribe of Sienna

The Scribe of Sienna
By Melodie Winawer

A "time travel" novel, which is not really my thing PLUS a romance. Oh well, it was readable and kept me going. Also a bit of a mystery, again not my normal type of read.

Moving between current day New York city and 14th century Sienna, Italy, the novel tells of Beatrice, of Italian descent. Her brother is a medieval scholar doing research into Sienna during the plague. After his sudden death, Beatrice goes to Sienna to finish up his affairs, but ends up continuing his research.

She then time travels back to 14th century Sienna, where she "lives" the actual history her brother had been researching, and solves the mystery of why Sienna suffered so badly during the plague, much worse than other Tuscan cities.

Rating: 3/5
Recommendation: If you like this kind of novel, it's an easy read.