Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever…
Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.
‘Sarah Penner transported me to the sea-swept cliffs of Positano and introduced me to characters I’ll never forget. A magical read!’ – Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Imprint: HQ Fiction AU
Publication date: 30/04/2025
The Amalfi Curse
By Sarah Penner
Review by Sophie
Sunny Italy, scuba diving, shipwreck exploring, ancient curses...sounds like your typical holiday right? I was in a reading slump when I picked this one up, and I ended up chewing through it in a week. Fast-paced with dual timelines and multiple points of view, we are taken to the seaside village of Positano on the Amalfi Coast where life through the centuries has been both as idyllic and tumultuous as the seas around them. The stakes are high with pirates and sea witches pitted against each other in one timeline while in the other, treasure hunters are racing to be the first to make the discovery of a lifetime. And though centuries apart, they are connected by the ageless waters that hold history better than memory...
For those feeling like a light mystery with a little mythological flavour or for those that love the sea...
