City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn
Set against the lush, exotic European colonial outposts of the 1920s, New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn delivers the captivating tale of one woman who embarks upon a journey to see the world--and ends up finding intrigue, danger and a love beyond all reason. Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning to embrace life again, Evie embarks upon a flight around the world, collecting fame and admirers along the way. In the midst of her triumphant tour, she is shocked to receive a mysterious--and recent--photograph of Gabriel, which brings her ambitious stunt to a screeching halt. With her eccentric aunt Dove in tow, Evie tracks the source of the photo to the ancient City of Jasmine, Damascus. There she discovers that nothing is as it seems. Danger lurks at every turn, and at stake is a priceless relic, an artifact once lost to time and so valuable that criminals will stop at nothing to acquire it--even murder. Leaving the jewelled city behind, Evie sets off across the punishing sands of the desert to unearth the truth of Gabriel's disappearance and retrieve a relic straight from the pages of history. Along the way, Evie must come to terms with the deception that parted her from Gabriel and the passion that will change her destiny forever.A Spear of Summer Grass, The Dead Travel Quickly, and the Lady Julia Grey series are all written by Deanna Raybourn, the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A Spear of Summer Grass, The Dead Travel Fast, and the Lady Julia Grey series. The first book in the Lady Julia Grey series, Quiet in the Dead, won the RITA Award for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements in 2008. Deanna and her family reside in Virginia. Deanna Raybourn's website is deannaraybourn.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781628991536 |
| ISBN 10 | 1628991534 |
| Title | City of Jasmine |
| Author | Deanna Raybourn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Center Point |
| Year published | 2014-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 462 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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