The sheen on the silk : a novel / Anne Perry.
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TextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 518 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0345500652 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780345500656 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | Perry, Anne | Available | 33111005802927 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The bestselling author of Victorian mysteries makes an ambitious leap into historical fiction, telling the story of Anastasius, a young woman who disguises herself as a eunuch in order to prove her brother innocent of a crime she knows he didn't commit.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-518).
Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna Zarides has only one mission: to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, using her skills as a physician to maneuver close to the key players involved in her brother's fate.