The Argentera and the Tales of the Six Arabesques: A Novel

A Jewish goldsmith’s journal describing an exquisite enameled necklace has wandered for six hundred years—from Alsace to a used bookstore in upstate New York. Modern-day goldsmith Miriam Kazofsky discovers the journal, is drawn into its mysteries and sets out to find the lost jewel, unearthing long-held secrets that forever change her life and the lives of those around her.A spellbinding, generation-spanning story of uncompromising determination and love, The Argentera and The Tales of the Six Arabesques reveals the power hidden in every object formed by a creative hand.Linda Kaye-Moses, a graduate of the University of Vermont, is an award-winning studio jeweler. Earlier books include Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads and the memoir Roots Stems and Branches. She lives with her husband in an old farmhouse in western Massachusetts.From the first pages to the last I was spellbound….The story, through all its triumphs and adversities, spoke deeply to me as an artist, a historian and as a woman.—Brandy Boyd, writer, artist, publisherLinda Kaye-Moses has combined her extraordinary artistry as a maker of elegant jewelry with her love of words and narrative storytelling in this masterfully crafted journey through time, history, art and life.— Jeffrey Borak, theater critic, The Berkshire EagleLinda Kaye-Moses is an artist with her hands and her words. She transports us through the mysteries of time, weaving stories from the ancient past to the present, with colors and characters so rich, so vivid, you will feel them in your bones. The Argentera and The Tales of the Six Arabesques is a page turner, a story told with great beauty and imagination.— Barbara Newman, award-winning author of The Dreamcatcher Codes Read more