The Hand of Fatima - Softcover

Falcones, Ildef

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385618344 ISBN 13: 9780385618342

Publisher: Doubleday, 2010

Synopsis

1564, Granada. The Moors have unsuccessfully tried to rise up against their Christian oppressors and have painted the town in victims' blood. Our hero Hernando, an Arab with a Christian father, is despised by the townsfolk and by his step-father for his 'tainted' heritage and banished to live in the stables. Hernando has an affinity with horses and becomes an expert muleteer. News of his special touch reaches the king of the Moors and he is appointed to fight the Christian troops sent by the Spanish king Philip II. He meets Fatima, a young girl with black eyes who will become the love of his life. But his step-father marries her instead and forces Hernando into slavery where he befriends many Christians. He hatches a grand plan to reconcile the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity.

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Book Description

The new historical blockbuster from the internationally bestselling author of The Cathedral Of The Sea.

From the Back Cover

Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose...

1564, the Kingdom of Granada. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.

Amidst the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman and the Christian priest who raped her. He is despised and regularly beaten by his own step-father for his 'tainted' heritage.
Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity...

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0385618344
• ISBN 13: 9780385618342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 912