"The Amulet" by Hendrik Conscience, is a historical fiction book that drops you into the middle of 16th-century Antwerp, a city buzzing with new trade and old rivalries. Young Geronimo Deodati finds himself torn between his love for Mary Van de Werve and the expectations of his family which are complicated by the arrival of his rich uncle. As Geronimo tries to win Mary's heart, he has to face her father's disapproval and the jealousy of Simon Turchi, who also wants Mary. "The Amulet" shows us a world of family secrets, money problems, and revenge plots which affect Geronimo and Mary in ways they never expected.
The Amulet
By Hendrik Conscience
In a city fueled by ambition and old grudges, a young man's pursuit of love is threatened by family demands, a rival's envy, and the dark secrets of his past.
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About the AuthorHenri (Hendrik) Conscience was a Belgian author. He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. Conscience fought as a Belgian revolutionary in 1830 and was a notable writer in the Romanticist style popular in the early 19th century. He is best known for his romantic nationalist novel, The Lion of Flanders (1838), inspired by the victory of a Flemish peasant militia over French knights at the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs during the Franco-Flemish War.
Henri (Hendrik) Conscience was a Belgian author. He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. Conscience fought as a Belgian revolutionary in 1830 and was a notable writer in the Romanticist style popular in the early 19th century. He is best known for his romantic nationalist novel, The Lion of Flanders (1838), inspired by the victory of a Flemish peasant militia over French knights at the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs during the Franco-Flemish War.
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