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Crossed Bones

Crossed Bones

by JaneJohnson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

    $4.22

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    Paperback 2009

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Jane Johnson's "The Tenth Gift" is an wonderfully escapist page-turner set in seventeenth century Cornwall and Morocco,based on spine-tinglingly shocking historical fact, with a romantic hidden love story at its heart. His parting gift to her was a new beginning...Julia Lovat walks away from her seven-year affair with Michael with a broken heart and a book of secrets. Her book tells the true story of Cat Treganna, kidnapped by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery in Morocco four hundred years ago. When Julia travels to Morocco to discover Cat's fate, she is quickly lost in an exotic and vibrant land. Yet her guide is Idriss, a man so charismatic and beguiling that their meeting feels like destiny. And so, in the heat and dust, two love stories, separated by four centuries, entwine and blossom..."The Tenth Gift" is an enthralling story of secrets and discovering love where you least expect it. "I really couldn't put it down. Exciting and romantic (oh so romantic!) and there is so much suspense. The descriptions are fabulous". (Barbara Erskine). "Wildly yet convincingly romantic ...a sensitive portrayal of Muslim culture and a delectable adventure of the heart". ("USA Today"). "An unashamedly escapist page-turner that will be enjoyed by fans of Kate Mosse and Philippa Gregory". ("Daily Mail"). "An atmospheric and hugely romantic adventure story". ("Marie Claire"). Jane Johnson was raised in Cornwall but now lives for half the year in a remote mountain village in Morocco. She is the author of "The Tenth Gift", "The Salt Road" and "The Sultan's Wife". She has been involved in the book industry for many years and combines her work as a publisher with writing for both adults and children.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Viking
Published: 03 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 0670917311
ISBN 13: 9780670917310

Media Reviews
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 This is such a lush book! It transported me to another time and other places, enticing me into an exotic, turbulent world in which past and present are seamlessly woven into a mesmerizing story. --India Edghill, author of Wisdom's Daughter What a tangled web Jane Johnson weaves with the opening of a book of old embroidery patterns! Two heroines cross paths across centuries. Unworthy lovers, treachery, ghosts, and pirates march through the streets and seas of modern day England, 17th century Cornwall, and Morocco as each woman tries to find what is most important to her. Discovering one's authenticity is a story in which time doesn't matter, and Johnson stitches the threads of both stories into a lovely, enticing whole. --Karleen Koen, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Angels I was totally enthralled from the first page to the last by this dramatic, exotic, and passionate tale that slips seamlessly through time. 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 A gripping historical mystery based on historical fact. A sensuous, richly-textured novel. --Rebecca Stott, author of Ghostwalk Exciting, intriguing, fascinating and also illuminating. --Rosalind Miles, bestselling author of I, Elizabeth Brings to life a forgotten part ofEngland's past: the capture of inhabitants of the southern coast by Barbary corsairs in the early sixteen hundreds. Rich with detail, wonderfully researched, this is a novel that will surprise and delight. --Gerri Brightwell, author of The Dark Lantern
Author Bio
Jane Johnson is a writer and publisher who for part of each year lives in a village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and part of the year in her native Cornwall. She met and married her Berber husband while researching Crossed Bones.