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Author | : Jeffrey Hantover |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2009-10-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0061864927 |
In the autumn of 1598, Abraham, a melancholy young Jewish gem merchant, seeks his fortune far from the imprisoning ghetto walls of Venice. Traveling halfway across the world, he lands in the lush and exotic Burmese kingdom of Pegu—an alien place, yet one where the jewel trader is not shunned for his faith. There is a price for his newfound freedom, however. Local custom demands that Abraham perform a duty he finds troubling and barbaric . . . and thus Mya, barely more than a girl, arrives to share his bed. Gently banishing his despair, awakening something profound within him, Mya ultimately accepts Abraham's protection and, unexpectedly, his love. But great social and political upheaval threatens to violently transform the Peguan empire—with devastating consequences for Abraham and Mya and their dreams for the future.
Author | : Jeffrey Hantover |
Publisher | : Severn House Publishers Ltd |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2023-06-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1448310288 |
When given the choice between love and honor, what are you willing to sacrifice? Destiny, longing and betrayal await you in this sweeping historical novel set in Elizabethan England and the Ottoman Empire of the late 16th century. England, 1591. Eager to see the world and travel the seas before settling down with a wife, English Lord William Bateman sets out for adventure while leaving his secret admirer, a local young lady named Elizabeth, behind. However, during his journey to the East, he is falsely imprisoned as a spy by the Ottoman governor of Rhodes. William is given two choices: endure torture in an Ottoman prison or convert and serve the Sultan, Murad III. Staying true to his family, faith and country, William refuses to give in. By a twist of fate, William gains an unexpected ally in the form of the young governor's daughter Safiye who falls in love with the mysterious and handsome prisoner. Captivated by their immediate bond and attraction, both vow to remain faithful for seven years until they can be together again. Meanwhile in England, William's family suffers tragedies and misfortune. The years of absence left their estate in jeopardy but turned Elizabeth - still hopelessly in love with him and awaiting his return - into a beautiful and spirited woman. Can William escape his fate in Turkey and save his legacy . . . and if he does will he keep his promise or betray his honor? The Forenoon Bride is the second novel by Jeffrey Hantover, inspired by the centuries' old British ballad Lord Bateman. This book is a great read for everyone who enjoys historical fiction with a romantic twist!
Author | : Donald Frederick Lach |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Asia |
ISBN | : 9780226467320 |
First systematic, inclusive study of the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western civilization.
Author | : Donald F. Lach |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2008-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0226467082 |
Praised for its scope and depth, Asia in the Making of Europe is the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture. For volumes I and II, the author has sifted through virtually every European reference to Asia published in the sixteenth-century; he surveys a vast array of writings describing Asian life and society, the images of Asia that emerge from those writings, and, in turn, the reflections of those images in European literature and art. This monumental achievement reveals profound and pervasive influences of Asian societies on developing Western culture; in doing so, it provides a perspective necessary for a balanced view of world history. Volume I: The Century of Discovery brings together "everything that a European could know of India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan, from printed books, missionary reports, traders' accounts and maps" (The New York Review of Books). Volume II: A Century of Wonder examines the influence of that vast new body of information about Asia on the arts, institutions, literatures, and ideas of sixteenth-century Europe.
Author | : Ben Frank |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2011-10-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0762777478 |
This book is an odyssey to discover exotic Jewish communities around the world––a road map of travel and adventure set in such locals as Russia (including Siberia), Tahiti, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Cuba, Morocco, Algeria, and Israel.
Author | : Liza Dalby |
Publisher | : Stone Bridge Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2009-10-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1933330856 |
According to Buddhist theology, the world is suffering through a final corrupt era called mappo. As mappo continues, chaos will increase until the center can no longer hold. Then the world will end. Hundreds of temples in Japan are known to keep mysterious "hidden buddhas" secreted away except on rare designated viewing days. These statues are not hidden because they are powerful - their power lies in their being hidden. Are they being protected, or are they protecting the world? In this novel, one Buddhist priest struggles with the dictates of his inherited orthodoxy, while another rebels. An American graduate student begins to suspect the mysterious purpose of the hidden buddhas, just as he falls in love with a beautiful Japanese artist who is haunted by an aborted child. The weaving of karma that brings these two together results in a tech-savvy half-Western, half-Japanese child who text-messages her way through the profane world to enlightenment. Tracing the lives of its characters through the late twentieth century to the present, from Paris to Kyoto to California, Hidden Buddhas turns a cosmopolitan eye on discipline and decadence in religion, fashion, politics, and modern life.
Author | : James Damis |
Publisher | : Running Wild, LLC |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2025-05-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1960018248 |
Sweet Willie Gold Has the BluesAfter a car accident, William Goldman, a nice middle aged married man wakes from a coma to find that he is a musical savant, able to play note for note every blues harmonica song he has ever heard. Is his newfound ability a blessing or a burden? Music or marriage, family or fame, he struggles to answer what he really wants out of his life.Just You WaitJust You Wait, a contemporary, literary novella, tells the story of Jasmine Whittow, an intelligent young woman and an only child growing up in privileged familial circumstances. Eventually she meets and lives with Pietro, an Italian moving to London to join her there, she learning how easily life, even one of her own choosing, may lead many astray, before falling in love with someone else she meets in Cornwall.The Day the Sun StoppedChristine wakes to find herself on a street lined with houses— all identical. Even more disconcerting, she discovers that there' s a family that claims to be Christine' s— a family with their own secrets.Bit by bit, Christine remembers her past life— and wonders if she made a terrible mistake. The question is: is it even possible to return? And what would returning home mean?Filial SojournSummoned by a phone call from a man telling him his long-estranged father is in his last days, Rutherford McAndrew drives deep into the upstate boondocks to see him before the end. Instead of impending death, he finds his father the subject of an unsettling clinical experiment and himself drawn in as an unwilling participant. As he insidiously becomes entangled in the dark intentions of the strange psychiatric program, his opportunities to leave diminish.
Author | : Barbara Bergmann |
Publisher | : Evening Street Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2022-11-01 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1937347753 |
Evening Street Review is centered on the belief that all people are created equal, that they have a natural claim to certain inalienable rights, and that among these are the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. With this center, and an emphasis on writing that has both clarity and depth, it practices the widest eclecticism. Evening Street Review reads submissions of poetry (free verse, formal verse, and prose poetry) and prose (short stories and creative nonfiction) year-round. Submit 3-6 poems or 1-2 prose pieces at a time. Payment is one contributor’s copy. Copyright reverts to author upon publication. Response time is 3-6 months. Please address submissions to Editors, 2881 Wright St, Sacramento, CA 95821-4819. Email submissions are also acceptable; send to the following address as Microsoft Word or rich text files (.rtf): [email protected].
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Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Jews |
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Author | : Donald Frederick Lach |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Asia |
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