The Simurgh and the Nightingale
Derham, Roger
ISBN 10: 1898256470 ISBN 13: 9781898256472
Published by Collins Pr, 2001
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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001980819
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of the seventeenth century Mediterranean this novel is based on the extraordinary true story of a remarkable Irish woman. This is a powerful novel of imagination and a brilliant piece of storytelling.
About the Author: Roger Derham is a medical consultant in Galway. While researching women's hospitals in the early Ottoman Empire he found a letter in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. Written in the maghribi Arabic of North Africa it was signed by Catherine Cullen of Ireland.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Simurgh and the Nightingale
Publisher: Collins Pr
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good