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Cursed Diamonds, Gilded Age Secrets, and the Price of Obsession: Anna Rasche's The Cursed Diamond

Episode Notes

This week, I talk with Anna Rasche about her book The Cursed Diamond!

Listen to hear about:

• How author Anna Rasche's background as a gemologist and researcher at the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspired The Cursed Diamond.
• The real-life mystery of the Brunswick Blue diamond, its connection to the infamous Hope Diamond, and the legends surrounding cursed gemstones.
• How the novel's dual timelines explore New York City's Gilded Age and the fascinating, secretive world of the modern Diamond District.
• The complicated relationships between wealth, greed, ambition, and obsession—and whether a curse is supernatural or simply the consequence of human choices.
• The challenges of writing historical fiction, from researching Gilded Age heiresses to weaving together two timelines separated by a century.