The sheen on the silk : a novel

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780345500656 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0345500652 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
viii, 518 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, c2010.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

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

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Young women Fiction
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Istanbul (Turkey) Fiction

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Historical fiction.
Love stories.

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