When book conservator margo harrington goes to florence to aid in restoring the treasures damaged in the flooding of the arno in 1966, she is entrusted with a rare book that its owner, the abbess of a convent, hopes to s...When book conservator margo harrington goes to florence to aid in restoring the treasures damaged in the flooding of the arno in 1966, she is entrusted with a rare book that its owner, the abbess of a convent, hopes to sell without The Bishop's knowledge. (nancy pearl).