Rome, second half of the 16th century. Alchemist Isabella Cortese has dedicated her life to finding remedies for people’s everyday problems. Will she be able to continue her work despite mounting pressure from the Church authorities? The series “Lady Isabella’s Secrets” tells the story of Lady Isabella Cortese, an alchemist living in the mid-16th Century who authored a unique compendium of alchemy recipes. The first volume “White as the Jasmine Flower”, published in 2016 continues in “Ancient Cinnabar” published in 2018.