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Sand Daughter
After discovering that her arranged marriage to a Bedouin Clan chief is part of a deadly plot involving the Templar Knights, Khalidah runs away with a stranger to find adventure, …
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Mother of the Believers
Deep in the heart of seventh-century Arabia, a new prophet named Muhammad has arisen. As his message of enlightenment sweeps through Arabia and unifies the warring tribes, his young wife …
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The Concubine's Daughter
An epic, heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter's journey to their destiny. Lotus Feet. He would give his daughter the dainty feet of a courtesan. This would enhance her …
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The Calligrapher's Daughter
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. Smart and headstrong, she is encouraged by her mother--but her stern father is …
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The Painter from Shanghai
Reminiscent of "Memoirs of a Geisha," this novel is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.
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The Temple Dancer
In seventeenth-century India, Maya, a high-priced dancer who has been bought for one of the most powerful men in Bijapur, faces dangerous obstacles in her caravan journey across the Mogul …
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The Blood of Flowers
After her father dies without leaving her with a dowry, a seventeenth-century Persian teen becomes a servant to her wealthy rug designer uncle in the court of Shah Abbas the …
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The Twentieth Wife
The story of Mehrunnisa, the daughter of servents who became the an empresses of the Mughal empire.
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The Feast of Roses
The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, …
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Beneath a Marble Sky
Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissions the building of the Taj Mahal as a testament …
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The Secret Magdalene
A historical novel follows the life of Mary Magdalene, detailing her privileged childhood, her prophetic visions, her study in the Great Library of Alexandria, her fascination with John the Baptizer's …
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Peony in Love
“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.” For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics …
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The Splendor of Silence
Arriving in the west India state of Rudrakot where he hopes to find his idealistic brother, who went missing after joining the local struggle for independence from the British, wounded …
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The Twelfth Transforming
Part of a popular line of historical thrillers set in Egypt, this second volume in Gedge's bestselling series reconstructs the court of Akhenaten, one of ancient Egypt's most controversial and …
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House of Illusions
In ancient Egypt, a banished royal concubine seeks revenge on the people who framed her. She is Thu, said to have plotted to kill the pharaoh. Thu sends a letter …
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lily is haunted by memories–of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale …
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The Last Empress
Follows the last empress of China, as Empress Orchid copes with tragic personal losses as she struggles to save her crumbling empire.
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Mary, Called Magdalene
The New York Times bestselling author of The Splendor Before the Dark reveals the untold story of Mary Magdalene—a disciple of Jesus Christ and the most mysterious woman in the …