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Author:

Perry, Anne.

Title:

The sheen on the silk : a novel / Anne Perry.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Ballantine Books,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

viii, 518 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Young women--Fiction.
Disguise--Fiction.
Eunuchs--Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Thirteenth century--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Love stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-518).

Summary:

Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna Zarides has only one mission: to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, using her skills as a physician to manoeuver close to the key players involved in her brother's fate.

ISBN:

0345500652 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780345500656 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)426793488

LCCN:

2009052469

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