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Between Love and Honor
EN NW SIISBN: 9781611091458 bzw. 1611091454, in Englisch, Amazon Publishing, neu, signiert.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, in-stock.
In 1839, after decades of conflict, the Russian army and the Muslims of Chechnya are on the verge of a truce. To prove his commitment to peace, warrior chief Imam Shamil offers a hostage: his son Jamal Eddin. But once the truce is signed, the Russians spirit Jamal Eddin back to Russia, where Czar Nicholas 'adopts' the boy. Immersed in imperial court life, Jamal Eddin matures into the consummate courtier. Still he maintains his Muslim faith-until he falls in love with a beautiful Russian aristocrat. To marry her Jamal Eddin must convert to Christianity, a sacrifice he is prepared to make. But his devotion to his bride will be pitted against his duty to his homeland when Jamal Eddin is called to take his rightful place leading the Muslims."-P. [4] of cover.
In 1839, after decades of conflict, the Russian army and the Muslims of Chechnya are on the verge of a truce. To prove his commitment to peace, warrior chief Imam Shamil offers a hostage: his son Jamal Eddin. But once the truce is signed, the Russians spirit Jamal Eddin back to Russia, where Czar Nicholas 'adopts' the boy. Immersed in imperial court life, Jamal Eddin matures into the consummate courtier. Still he maintains his Muslim faith-until he falls in love with a beautiful Russian aristocrat. To marry her Jamal Eddin must convert to Christianity, a sacrifice he is prepared to make. But his devotion to his bride will be pitted against his duty to his homeland when Jamal Eddin is called to take his rightful place leading the Muslims."-P. [4] of cover.
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Between Love and Honor
EN NWISBN: 9781611091458 bzw. 1611091454, in Englisch, AmazonCrossing, neu.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, In Stock, plus shipping.
ALEXANDRA LAPIERRE, Books, Fiction and Literature, Between Love and Honor, In 1839, after decades of conflict, the Russian army and the Muslims of Chechnya are on the verge of a truce. To prove his commitment to peace, warrior chief Imam Shamil offers a hostage: his son Jamal Eddin. But once the truce is signed, the Russians spirit Jamal Eddin back to Russia, where Czar Nicholas “adopts” the boy.Immersed in imperial court life, Jamal Eddin matures into the consummate courtier. Still he maintains his Muslim faith — until he falls in love with a beautiful Russian aristocrat. To marry her Jamal Eddin must convert to Christianity, a sacrifice he is prepared to make. But his devotion to his bride will be pitted against his duty to his homeland when Jamal Eddin is called to take his rightful place leading the Muslims.Based on a true story, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man torn by impossible choices wrought by love and conflicting loyalties.
ALEXANDRA LAPIERRE, Books, Fiction and Literature, Between Love and Honor, In 1839, after decades of conflict, the Russian army and the Muslims of Chechnya are on the verge of a truce. To prove his commitment to peace, warrior chief Imam Shamil offers a hostage: his son Jamal Eddin. But once the truce is signed, the Russians spirit Jamal Eddin back to Russia, where Czar Nicholas “adopts” the boy.Immersed in imperial court life, Jamal Eddin matures into the consummate courtier. Still he maintains his Muslim faith — until he falls in love with a beautiful Russian aristocrat. To marry her Jamal Eddin must convert to Christianity, a sacrifice he is prepared to make. But his devotion to his bride will be pitted against his duty to his homeland when Jamal Eddin is called to take his rightful place leading the Muslims.Based on a true story, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man torn by impossible choices wrought by love and conflicting loyalties.
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Between Love and Honor
EN USISBN: 1611091454 bzw. 9781611091458, in Englisch, AmazonCrossing, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
biographical,fiction,genre fiction,historical,historical fiction,literature and fiction,romance,world literature, Amazon Exclusive: A Q & A with Alexandra Lapierre Question: What inspired you to write this story? Alexandra Lapierre: I have always been interested in people who have done incredible things and yet been completely forgotten by history. In the case of Between Love and Honor, I found a true story that is not only an extraordinary adventure, but a moving human drama of a young man caught between two cultures, Muslim and Christian, striving-mightily--to live with integrity and be part of both. Interestingly, Jamal Eddin's struggle and his story illuminate much of what is still going on in a part of the world that is, for the most part, poorly understood. On top of all this, Jamal Eddin fell madly in love with a remarkable young woman, and their tragic tale of star-crossed love was also an inspiration. Q: In the course of your research, what was the most surprising thing you learned? AL: The biggest shock came when I finally got hold of Lisa's diary. I had heard that Jamal Eddin had been in love with a Russian aristocrat, but I simply did not believe it. I thought this detail was too good to be true. It was impossible that a young woman from an aristocratic family should have been given permission to wed the son of a rebel, a man who was Russia's sworn enemy. And yet when I finally got Lisa's diary, a document I chas.
biographical,fiction,genre fiction,historical,historical fiction,literature and fiction,romance,world literature, Amazon Exclusive: A Q & A with Alexandra Lapierre Question: What inspired you to write this story? Alexandra Lapierre: I have always been interested in people who have done incredible things and yet been completely forgotten by history. In the case of Between Love and Honor, I found a true story that is not only an extraordinary adventure, but a moving human drama of a young man caught between two cultures, Muslim and Christian, striving-mightily--to live with integrity and be part of both. Interestingly, Jamal Eddin's struggle and his story illuminate much of what is still going on in a part of the world that is, for the most part, poorly understood. On top of all this, Jamal Eddin fell madly in love with a remarkable young woman, and their tragic tale of star-crossed love was also an inspiration. Q: In the course of your research, what was the most surprising thing you learned? AL: The biggest shock came when I finally got hold of Lisa's diary. I had heard that Jamal Eddin had been in love with a Russian aristocrat, but I simply did not believe it. I thought this detail was too good to be true. It was impossible that a young woman from an aristocratic family should have been given permission to wed the son of a rebel, a man who was Russia's sworn enemy. And yet when I finally got Lisa's diary, a document I chas.
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Artemisia (2012)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780099581697 bzw. 0099581698, in Englisch, Vintage Books, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wordery USA.
An international best-seller, Alexandra Lapierre's Artemisia sweeps us through the streets once frequented by Caravaggio, Velasquez, and Van Dyck and into the studios of artists who used their daggers as efficiently as their brushes. Born in the early 1600s when artists were the celebrities of the day, Artemisia was apprenticed to her father, the artist Orazio Gentileschi, at an early age. Raped by his partner Agostino Tassi at seventeen, the Gentileschi name was dragged through scandal for Artemisia refused, even when tortured, to deny that she had been raped. Indeed, she went farther: she dared to plead her case in court. Artemisia is the story of a powerful love/hate relationship between master and pupil, father and daughter, and a talent that overturned the prejudices of the day, winning commissions from wealthy patrons, nobles, and kings. Lapierre brings Artemisia Gentileschi to vivid life as she tells of the emotional struggles of the most fascinating and controversial artist of her time., Paperback, Label: Vintage Books, Vintage Books, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012, Studio: Vintage Books.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wordery USA.
An international best-seller, Alexandra Lapierre's Artemisia sweeps us through the streets once frequented by Caravaggio, Velasquez, and Van Dyck and into the studios of artists who used their daggers as efficiently as their brushes. Born in the early 1600s when artists were the celebrities of the day, Artemisia was apprenticed to her father, the artist Orazio Gentileschi, at an early age. Raped by his partner Agostino Tassi at seventeen, the Gentileschi name was dragged through scandal for Artemisia refused, even when tortured, to deny that she had been raped. Indeed, she went farther: she dared to plead her case in court. Artemisia is the story of a powerful love/hate relationship between master and pupil, father and daughter, and a talent that overturned the prejudices of the day, winning commissions from wealthy patrons, nobles, and kings. Lapierre brings Artemisia Gentileschi to vivid life as she tells of the emotional struggles of the most fascinating and controversial artist of her time., Paperback, Label: Vintage Books, Vintage Books, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2012, Studio: Vintage Books.
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Artemisia (2012)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780099581697 bzw. 0099581698, in Englisch, Vintage Publishing, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Schweiz, Erscheint in neuer Auflage.
Artemisia, Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Taschenbuch, 02.10.2012.
Artemisia, Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Taschenbuch, 02.10.2012.
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