Nicola Marter can touch an object and see those who have owned it before. When she encounters a small wooden carving, she knows that it was named after the FirebirdNthe mythical creature from an old Russian fable. Compelled to know more, Nicola follows a young girl into the past.

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Two Women.
One Mysterious Relic.
Separated By Centuries.

Nicola Marter was born with a gift so rare and dangerous, she kept it buried deep. When she encounters a desperate woman trying to sell a small wooden carving called "The Firebird," claiming it belonged to Russia's Empress Catherine, it's a problem. There's no proof.

But Nicola's held the object. She knows the woman is telling the truth.

Other bestselling books by Susanna Kearsley:
The Winter Sea
A Desperate Fortune
The Rose Garden