The sheen on the silk /
Perry, Anne.
The sheen on the silk / Anne Perry. - Large print ed. - Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010. - 861 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. - Thorndike Press large print basic . - Thorndike Press large print basic series. .
Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 855-857).
Anna Zarides arrives in Constantinople in 1273 to prove the innocence of her twin brother Justinian, who has been exiled for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely, using her skills as a physician to get close to key players in her brother's fate. Then she meets Giuiliano Dandolo, a ship's captain conflicted not only by his own mixed heritage, but by his growing feelings for Anastasius.
1410423212 (alk. paper) 9781410423214 (alk. paper)
2010002304
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Disguise--Fiction.
Large type books.
Thirteenth century--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
The sheen on the silk / Anne Perry. - Large print ed. - Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010. - 861 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. - Thorndike Press large print basic . - Thorndike Press large print basic series. .
Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 855-857).
Anna Zarides arrives in Constantinople in 1273 to prove the innocence of her twin brother Justinian, who has been exiled for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely, using her skills as a physician to get close to key players in her brother's fate. Then she meets Giuiliano Dandolo, a ship's captain conflicted not only by his own mixed heritage, but by his growing feelings for Anastasius.
1410423212 (alk. paper) 9781410423214 (alk. paper)
2010002304
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Disguise--Fiction.
Large type books.
Thirteenth century--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.