β Scribed by Harold Robbins
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"Robbins' characters are compelling, his dialogue is dramatic, and his style is simple and straightforward." --The LA Times
In a raging sandstorm, two men with their pregnant wives fatefully meet in the desert: Samir Al Fay, a Muslim doctor whose son will be named heir to the Prince of Beirut; and Isaiah Ben Ezra, a grizzled Jewish militant Zionist heading to the Promised Land. The women give birth--Samir's unconscious wife delivers a stillborn girl, Ben Ezra's wife dies delivering a healthy boy. Transcending their differences, Ben Ezra gives his son to Samir. Only these two men know the truth of the boy's origin, and Samir vows to raise him as his true son--naming him Badyr.
Years later, Badyr--now known as "The Pirate"--has become one of the wealthiest and most powerful Arabic entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Educated in the West, Badyr is more western than Arabic--but remains grounded in his perceived heritage and...
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