{"product_id":"string-of-silver-beads-book-melissa-addey-9781910940150","title":"A String of Silver Beads","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11th century North Africa. Kella is a girl disguised as a boy, travelling the trade routes and beating all comers in the camel races. When her true identity is revealed, she is sent home to the family desert camp to be taught women's skills. But Kella yearns for her freedom and the excitement of life on the road and when a mighty army sets out on a holy mission, she risks marriage to its general, Yusuf. While Yusuf conquers the whole of North Africa, Kella finds herself a rival to his infamous queen consort, Zaynab, a powerful and jealous woman. Can Kella protect herself and her newborn son? Can she find the freedom she craves as well as love?\u003cbr\u003eIf you loved \u003ci\u003e The Physician\u003c\/i\u003e by Noah Gordon and enjoy books by Jane Johnson, Anita Diamant and Libbie Hawker, then the Moroccan Empire series is for you. Based on the rise of the Almoravid dynasty, which conquered the whole of North Africa and most of Spain (defeating El Cid), the series explores why a Muslim warlord would give his empire to the son of a Christian slave girl. This is historical fiction at its most dramatic, emotional and intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The sights, sounds, and smells of her world, the customs, beliefs and rituals, are all wonderfully described. an exquisite book.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiscovering Diamonds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Addey has succeeded in staging an intriguing fictional account of the rise of the Almoravids (Moors). Highly recommended.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive star reviews from Amazon readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA beautifully told story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYet another masterpiece by Melissa Addey \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoved this book  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagnificent historical fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had to read this book in one sitting as I just could not put it down.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWant to watch a book trailer for this title? \u003c\/b\u003eJust scroll down on the US site, visit my Amazon author page on the UK site or come to my own website which has all my book trailers. Happy viewing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout author Melissa Addey\u003c\/b\u003e You can read about me and my books (and get a free novella) on my website, MelissaAddey.com. I mainly write historical fiction and have written two complete series set in 18th century China's Forbidden City and 11th century Morocco. Next up, Ancient Rome  I have a Creative Writing PhD and was the 2016 Leverhulme Trust Writer in Residence at the British Library. In 2019 I won the Page to Podcast competition as well as the Novel London award.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49622501228817,"sku":"GOR010946816","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50452371570961,"sku":"GOR013957451","price":10.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1910940151.jpg?v=1751061849","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-de\/products\/string-of-silver-beads-buch-melissa-addey-9781910940150","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}