โ Scribed by Dana Stabenow
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Beijing, 1322.
Sixteen-year-old Wu Johanna is the granddaughter of the legendary trader Marco Polo. In the wake of her father's death, however, Johanna finds that lineage counts for little amid the disintegrating court of the Khan. Dynastic loyalties are shifting, petty jealousies lead to cold-blooded murders, and the long knives are coming out. Johanna's destiny - if she has one - lies with her grandfather, in Venice, at the very edge of the known world.
So, with a small band of companions, she takes to the Road - the Silk Road - that storied collection of routes that link the silks of Cathay, the spices of the Indies and the jewels of the Indus to the markets of the west. But first she must cross the roof the world, survive treachery, betrayal, and a Road beset by thieves, fanatics and warlords emboldened by the deterioration of the once all-powerful Mongol Empire.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
In this richly imaginative novel, Mingmei Yip--author of _Peach Blossom Pavilion_ and _Petals From the Sky_ --follows one woman's daunting journey along China's fabled Silk Road. As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Lily Lin was captivated by photographs of the desert--its long, lonely vistas and shi
Fabrication. The one word that describes my entire life. They didn't want me to know my true identity. Now, I know whyโฆ Abducted. Held against my will. I've become a bargaining chip in a blood feud that spans decades. Mateo Rivera is the one calling the shots. His father's death put hi
Amy thought love would never pass her way again. She didn't know how close it was...until she met Silas. He is an answer to prayer for her injured father, Grant Nolan, who welcomes him with open arms. The brotherly way Silas feels toward Amy soon turns to deeper feelings of love. Silas longs to have
Now A Major Bbc Tv Drama, Starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry And Hayley Atwell. A Sunday Times Bestseller, Shortlisted For The Man Booker Prize, The Long Song By Andrea Levy Is A Hauntingly Beautiful, Heartbreaking And Unputdownable Novel Of The Last Days Of Slavery In Jamaica, For Those Who Love