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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13
9780385618335
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178007262
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Hand of Fatima
Author
Ildefonso Falcones
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Historical
Number of Pages
912 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
241mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
1310g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ildefonso Falcones
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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