Court of Lions
Jane Johnson
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Sometimes at the lowest point in your life, fate will slip you a gift. Exotic adventure and a quest for redemption collide in this stunning new novel from Jane Johnson. Kate Fordham, escaping terrible personal trauma, has fled to the beautiful sunlit city of Granada, the ancient capital of the Moors in Spain. There she is scraping by with an unfulfilling job in a busy bar. One day, in the glorious gardens of the Alhambra--once home to Sultan Abu Abdullah Mohammed--Kate finds a scrap of paper hidden in one of the ancient walls. Upon it, in strange symbols, has been inscribed a message from another era. The message has lain undiscovered since before the Fall of Granada in 1492, when the city was surrendered to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Born of love, in a time of danger and desperation, the fragment will be the catalyst that changes Kate's life forever. An epic saga of romance and redemption, Court of Lions brings one of the great turning-points in human history to life, telling the dual stories of a modern woman and the last Moorish sultan of Granada, as they both move towards their cataclysmic destinies.
Product Details
Price
$25.95
$24.13
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Publish Date
March 06, 2018
Pages
416
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.0 X 1.3 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781681776552
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About the Author
Jane Johnson is a novelist and publisher. She is the British editor for George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb, and Dean Koontz, and was for many years publisher of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Married to a Berber chef she met while researching The Tenth Gift, she divides her time between Cornwall and Morocco.
Reviews
Johnson adds to her catalog of highly immersive, well-researched historical fiction. Engaging and peppered with references to real-life people, places, and events, Johnson's novel takes readers on an emotional journey through the extremes of love, greed, loyalty, devotion, fanaticism, and sacrifice. For afficionados of dual time novels.
An intriguing, well-written historical fiction novel!
Wildly yet convincingly romantic. A delectable adventure of the heart.
Jane's books have everything--they hook you from the first page and sweep you along with passion, history and romance.--Katie Fforde, author of 'A French Affair' and 'Recipe for Love' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
A remarkable view of Barbary pirates and their times, and an engrossing romance of clashing cultures and wonderful characters.--Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
What a tangled web Jane Johnson weaves with the opening of a book of old embroidery patterns! Johnson stitches the threads of both stories into a lovely, enticing whole.--Karleen Koen, New York Times bestselling author of 'Dark Angels' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
Jane Johnson's wonderfully researched book leaves the fragrance of spices and the rustle of beautiful silks lingering in the mind with images of two exceptional women and the men in their lives.--Rosalind Laker, author of 'The Golden Tulip' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
An intriguing, well-written historical fiction novel!
Wildly yet convincingly romantic. A delectable adventure of the heart.
Jane's books have everything--they hook you from the first page and sweep you along with passion, history and romance.--Katie Fforde, author of 'A French Affair' and 'Recipe for Love' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
A remarkable view of Barbary pirates and their times, and an engrossing romance of clashing cultures and wonderful characters.--Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
What a tangled web Jane Johnson weaves with the opening of a book of old embroidery patterns! Johnson stitches the threads of both stories into a lovely, enticing whole.--Karleen Koen, New York Times bestselling author of 'Dark Angels' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
Jane Johnson's wonderfully researched book leaves the fragrance of spices and the rustle of beautiful silks lingering in the mind with images of two exceptional women and the men in their lives.--Rosalind Laker, author of 'The Golden Tulip' [praise for Jane Johnson's 'The Tenth Gift']
