![]() ![]() 'Jane Johnson writes the sort of books you want to tell everyone about. Sold into Ismail's harem, she is forced to choose: renounce her faith or die.Īn unlikely alliance develops between Alys and Nus Nus, one that will help them to survive the horrifying ordeals of King Ismail's court.īrimming with rich historical detail and peppered with real characters, from Charles I to Samuel Pepys, The Sultan's Wife is a story of enduring love and adventure. ![]() Meanwhile, young, fair Alys Swann is captured during her crossing to England, where she is due to be wed. There he discovers the bloody corpse of the herb man, and becomes entangled in a plot to frame him for the murder. Through the sweltering heat of the palace streets, Nus Nus, slave to the king, is sent to the apothecary. The tyrannical King Ismail resides over the palace of Meknes. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain's son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. A sweeping historical adventure, set in 17th-century Morocco, from the bestselling author of Court of Lions. The author of The Salt Road and The Tenth Gift Jane Johnson returns with a captivating historical novel set in Morocco, The Sultan's Wife.The year is 1677. ![]()
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