Description
| Product ID: | 9781789545258 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Tenth Gift |
| Authors: | Author: Jane Johnson |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Fiction and Related items, Fiction & related items, Romance, Historical romance, Romance, Historical romance |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An escapist page-turner set in 17th-century Cornwall and Morocco, based on the real-life raids on the Cornish coast by Barbary corsairs. ''An unashamedly escapist page-turner'' Daily MailIn an exclusive London restaurant, Julia Lovat is given a gift that will change her life. The antique book of Jacobean embroidery delights her, but when she looks more closely, she discovers within its faded pages the extraordinary diary of a young Cornish girl, calling to her from across the centuries.On a Sunday morning in July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a quiet Cornish bay and storm the church. Their loot: sixty men, women and children, bound for northern Morocco where they will be sold as slaves. Amongst them is Cat Tregenna, a talented young embroiderer. But as her diary reveals, Cat is anything but the compliant slave her captors were expecting...Praise for The Tenth Gift: ''An engrossing romance of clashing cultures and wonderful characters'' Diana Gabaldon''Beautifully written, first-class escapism'' Mail on Sunday''Revivifies the guilty pleasure of historical romance'' Independent |
| Imprint Name: | Head of Zeus |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-01 |
