1677. In Europe, the Enlightenment is dawning after a century of wars. On the seas and in coastal villages, pirates and corsairs are the scourge of the waves. And in Morocco, Sultan Moulay Ismail is concentrating his power, building an elaborate palace complex with captive labor.

Alys Swann is also a captive, but hers is a different lot: convert to Islam, marry the sultan and give him sons. Or die. Nus-Nus, the sultan’s scribe and keeper of the royal couching book, is charged with convincing Alys to accept her fate. Or they both die. Two powerless prisoners in a world of brutal intrigue, each discovers that they can take strength in the other, to endure that which must be endured in the hope of a better tomorrow.

Picked from the VBB- Women in Fiction. Enjoy!

Thank you Meg72

Happy reading

I like historical fiction, but I'm not too drawn into this blurb-story, and as I have tons to read, I'll let this one find it's way to the right reader :)

Will take it to the meeting tomorrow.

Veel leesplezier !

Thanks for the book. Will be released soon.
Caught this book at the BookCrossers meeting Turnhout.

Will be released soon.

uit de boekendoos die ik van DutchFireBird kreeg. Dankjewel :-) Gaat meteen verder op pad!

weggebracht en omdat er iemand voor de boekenkast zat, is het boek later door iemand van het personeel in de kast gezet, waarvoor dank.

is al weer verder op doorreis omdat ik ruimte in de kast wil maken voor de boeken die er aanstaande zondag ingezet zullen worden bij de meeting

meegegeven aan een kollega die het binnenkort ergens in hilversum gaat loslaten, waarvoor dank :-)