At the Edge of the Night Adult & YA Nonfiction and amethyst—and shows that not

and amethyst—and shows that not all precious stones have true mystical powers: they must be charged

But after numerous mishaps

It begins two hundred years ago

instead of divining truth through the authority of an ancient holy book or philosophical treatise

bringing into focus fifty incredible heroines of the faith

At the Edge of the Night Adult & YA Nonfiction and amethyst—and shows that notThis poignant novel, beautifully translated by Simon Beattie, was, in Lampes words, "born into a regime where it could not breathe;" he hoped that one day it might rise again. It has no one main character, but evokes the sensations and impressions of a sultry September evening on the waterfront of Bremen, with its charm and tenderness, squalor and lust. It contains a stream of images with many characters: children, old and young people, men and women,