The Hidden Voice of Stones
Chiara Parenti
Garzanti
Year: 2017
Pages: 383
Luna was a little girl when her grandfather taught her the power of stones.
Agate lends courage, aquamarine grants joy, and jade spreads peace and wisdom. Her grandfather told her that a single stone can change your destiny. But now, at twenty-nine, Luna no longer believes that stones can help people. To her, they are merely colorful pebbles she sells in the family shop, while her grandfather travels the world in search of gems.
She had trusted the stones and what they symbolized. She had trusted the sixteen-year-old boy who used them to speak to her about feelings and about a friendship that turned into love. But then, Leonardo left without a trace and broke Luna’s heart. For the decade Leonardo has been gone, Luna got engaged to another man and slowly rebuilt her life, never looking back.
Until the day that Leonardo returns. He returns to give her the answers he never provided. Trusting him seems impossible, yet her grandfather is by her side to remind her where to find solace in the stones. She must look within and find the courage to follow them.
The agate gives me courage.
Aquamarine gives me happiness.
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