16 sixteenth century
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Dreams of Peaceful dragon
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Female women friendship
Forbidden love kidnapping
Historical fiction 1500s
Jealousy betrayal
Luscious rich description
Modern day Istanbul England
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Product details
- ISBN 9780747596448
- Weight: 297g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Feb 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'A hugely enjoyable novel ... fast moving, complex and deeply satisfying' - Joanne Harris
‘Lie back on your ottoman and relax. Katie Hickman will take you to a magical land ... this is a box of Turkish delight' - Independent
‘Forbidden love, sailors and secrets - fasten your seat belts for Hickman's period tome ... Think Jane Austen meets Pirates of the Caribbean' - In Style
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A stunning tale of intrigue in the Sultan's harem from the bestselling author of Daughters of Britannia
Elizabeth Stavely sits in the Bodleian Library, her hands trembling as she holds a fragment of parchment, the key to a story untold for four hundred years ...
Constantinople 1599: the English merchant Paul Pindar must deliver an extraordinary gift to the Sultan. Grieving for his lost love, drowned in a shipwreck, he hears rumours of a new golden-haired slave in the Sultan's harem. Could this be his Celia?
Katie Hickman is the author of five previous books, including two bestselling history books, Courtesans and Daughters of Britannia. She has written two travel books: Travels with a Circus, which was shortlisted for the 1993 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, and Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon. She is the author of one previous novel, The Quetzal Summer, for which she was listed for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year award. Katie Hickman lives in London with her two children and her husband, the philosopher A.C.Grayling.
