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Zusatztext "Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden's narration! and the dynamics of Jayden's tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden's story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love." Informationen zum Autor Kimberley Griffiths Little was born in San Francisco, but now lives in New Mexico with her husband and their three sons. For such award-winning middle grade novels as When the Butterflies Came , The Last Snake Runner , The Healing Spell , and Circle of Secrets , her writing has been praised as "fast-paced and dramatic," with "characters painted in memorable detail" and "beautifully realized settings." Kimberley adores anything old and musty with a secret story to tell. She's stayed in the haunted tower room at Borthwick Castle in Scotland; sailed on the Seine in Paris; ridden a camel in Petra, Jordan; shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul; and spent the night in an old Communist hotel in Bulgaria. Klappentext In the unforgiving Mesopotamian desert where Jayden's tribe lives, betrothal celebrations abound, and tonight it is Jayden's turn to be honored. But by the next morning, Jayden's world has changed forever—she is betrothed to Horeb, the boy she does not love. With their tribe's move to the Summer Lands, Jayden is forced to accept her fate. Then a shadowy boy from the Southern Lands appears. Handsome and mysterious, Kadesh fills Jayden's heart with a passion she never knew possible. But with Horeb's increasingly violent threats haunting Jayden's every move, she knows she must find a way to escape. With a forbidden romance blossoming in her heart and her family's survival on the line, Jayden must finish the deadly journey to save the ones she loves—and find a true love for herself. Set against the brilliant backdrop of the sprawling desert, the story of Jayden and Kadesh will leave readers absolutely breathless as they defy the odds and risk it all to be together. Zusammenfassung A sweeping! epic saga of romance and hardship! set against the dramatic backdrop of Ancient Mesopotamia—for fans of Cleopatra's Moon or the adult bestseller The Red Tent . In the unforgiving Mesopotamian desert where Jayden's tribe lives! betrothal celebrations abound! and tonight it is Jayden's turn to be honored. But while this union with Horeb! the son of her tribe's leader! will bring a life of riches and restore her family's position within the tribe! it will come at the price of Jayden's heart. Then a shadowy boy from the southern lands appears. Handsome and mysterious! Kadesh fills Jayden's heart with a passion she never knew possible. But with Horeb's increasingly violent threats haunting Jayden's every move! she knows she must find a way to escape—or die trying. With a forbidden romance blossoming in her heart! and her family's survival on the line! Jayden must finish the deadly journey to save the ones she loves—and find true love for herself. ...
