When Love at First Sight is Love Remembered from a Past Life.

When Michael Samaan and Kat Musgrave meet by the display case of a fourteenth century glass goblet at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, they know immediately that they are deeply connected—to each other and to the goblet. But neither one understands what that connection means. Through a series of uncovered books and recovered memories, Michael, a British art historian, and Kat, an American geneticist, work together to peel back the layers of history—and their past lives—to find answers. Ultimately, they discover that the goblet's mysterious maker, known in the past as the Alchemist of Aleppo, infused the glass with the essence of his and his dying wife's souls and with the magical promise of love renewed at some future date. But the two scholars aren't the only ones enthralled by the museum piece and the goblet isn't the only magical object created in the alchemist's furnace.

Spanning centuries, THE ALCHEMIST OF ALEPPO bends the space-time continuum of souls forever bound together and embodies our fascination with what science can't explain and money can't buy.

Advance Praise

This is my very favorite kind of book, grounding imaginative fantasy in fascinating research. The Alchemist of Aleppo breathes fresh life into old legends. Makansi performs her own alchemy by transforming her meticulous research into a tale of undying love that spans centuries and continents. Writers from Longfellow to Trollope have already told the tale of the Luck of Edenhall, a Islamic glass beaker on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, but Makansi's unique connections to the cup open up new windows on both Islamic luxury glassmaking and the forbidden secrets of alchemy. I loved every minute of it.

— Erica Obey, author of The Lazarus Vector

"Sophisticated prose in all the best ways. Savage is a beautiful writer, and immediately drew me into her story. I was invested from the start, but from the moment Kat Musgrave, an American geneticist, and Michael Samaan, an English art historian met in front of the mysterious Luck of Edenhall goblet, Savage had me by the throat. You don't have to believe in past lives or alchemy to find deep meaning in The Alchemist of Aleppo. At its core Savage's novel asks questions that are timeless and essential to human existence. How do we deal with our pasts and can we keep them from poisoning our present as we make choices that will shape our futures? Is love timeless? What binds certain souls together forever? A triumph! This one is going to stay with me for a long time."

— Sophie Perinot, multi-published historical novelist

Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon. Kinetic and heartrending, Marie Savage weaves a history-spanning romance that commands our focus. The tension between love and time is universal, touching on the age-old question: Does love endure? Just like the artifacts in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the author has curated multiple romances from across the centuries, dusted them off, and placed them on display for the reader's enjoyment.

—Ryan Byrnes, author of My Dear Antonio

A twisty, spellbinding tale of love, both its undying light and its darkest corners. A moving exploration of what happens when magical alchemy offers lovers hope of rejoining each other across the centuries, and they discover, too late, the unintended sacrifices. We like to believe that love transcends time, but what if it really did?

– Judith Starkston, author of Priestess of Ishana

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