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Jasmine Nights

Jasmine Nights

by JuliaGregson (Author), SarahPerkins (Designer)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $4.11
Synopsis

From the bestselling author of EAST OF THE SUN comes an extraordinary love story.

It is 1942 and the war is tearing Europe apart, shattering lives and devastating countries. But for some, it will be the greatest of adventures.

Saba, a striking, headstrong singer from Wales defies her family to chase her dream of performing to the troops in Europe. It's a journey that will take her from the faded glamour of Cairo to the heat and opulence of Istanbul, into a decadent, dangerous world of soldiers, spies and double agents. Some want her voice, some her love, and some the secrets she is perfectly placed to discover...

Dom, an RAF pilot, was badly burned when his Spitfire crashed in Suffolk. He knows that flying again is the only way he will conquer the demons that haunt him. Plagued by a dark guilt, a chance meeting with Saba gives him something to hope for. And sometimes daring to fall in love can be the bravest thing of all.

JASMINE NIGHTS is a captivating love story set in a world on the brink of change.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Edition: Hardback
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 26 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 1409108090
ISBN 13: 9781409108092
Book Overview: A captivating WW2 love story from the bestselling author of EAST OF THE SUN.

Media Reviews
Exotic, decadent, dangerous and terrific storytelling -- Fanny Blake, WOMAN & HOME
A tenderly told and wonderfully evocative story * DAILY EXPRESS *
A captivating love story set in an extraordinary world * WESTERN MAIL *
Steamy, sweeping ... Saba is a modern woman struggling with old-fashioned ideas and Dom is a surprisingly complex hero. Seen through their eyes, the wartime Middle East is a heady, intoxicating place and readers will be swept away by the lush prose * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
For romance and intrigue, with the conflict providing the perfect excuse to set a story in exotic locals like Cairo, Gregson delivers in spades .... believable and completely engrossing * BOOKLIST (US) *
Romance may be the theme, but Gregson shines in her descriptions of the life of the rich, poor and combatant in Cairo and Alexandria, the sights of Gize and the Bosphorus, and the chaotic World War II milieu where women no longer tolerated 'boys making all the rules'. Saba and Dom love, face perils, triumph and intermittently reunite. Spare of any serious, distracting anachronisms, the story flows at a stately pace to a conclusion both satisfying and open-ended. Fans will want a sequel. Historical fiction as personal journeys through love and loss and war's havoc * KIRKUS REVIEWS *
Julia Gregson's Jasmine Nights has all the makings of the perfect beach read: adventure, danger, international locale, historical sweep, steamy romance ... utterly delicious * CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER (US) *
I love war novels set in the Middle Eastern theatre of war and this one does not disappoint, with its terrific descriptions of the seedy glamour of Cairo and Alexandria, not to mention Istanbul * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Gregson, the author of East of the Sun, brings a wealth of detail to this unconventional love story, ranging from World Warr II history to rich cultural lore to the pop-music standards of the era. With numerous and well-drawn characters, evocative prose and a commanding story, the former journalist and foreign correspondent again proves that she is also a master of historical fiction. And smoke might not be the only thing that gets in your eyes in this moving novel * RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (US) *
Author Bio
Julia Gregson is the prize-winning author of three novels, one book of non-fiction, and several short stories. Her novel, EAST OF THE SUN, was chosen for the Richard and Judy TV Book Club and became a SUNDAY TIMES bestseller in the UK. It won the ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD and the PRINCE MAURICE PRIZE and has since been translated into more than 20 languages. Previously a journalist, for the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THE TIMES, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, and ROLLING STONE in the USA, she is married and lives in Wales.