The Hand Of Fatima

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Cultural conflict tests love and identity.

This book could be a good read for you if you're interested in exploring the complexities of cultural conflict and its impact on love and identity. Through vivid historical detail and unforgettable characters, "The Hand Of Fatima" takes you on a journey through 16th-century Granada, where Hernando, a man torn between two cultures and two loves, is forced to make a difficult choice. With its breathtaking storytelling and themes of good and evil, this epic novel will captivate you from start to finish.

  • Premio Roma for International Literature (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Hand Of Fatima

Regular price $6.06
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$5.45 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780552776479
Publisher: Black Swan
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Historical Romance, War
Goodreads rating: 3.96
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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 against their masters and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims. Caught in the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman who was raped by a Christian priest. Despised by the townsfolk and by his own stepfather for his 'tainted' heritage, he is banished to live in the stables and becomes an expert muleteer. When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. But his stepfather accuses Hernando of Christian sympathies and condemns him to slavery. Then news reaches Hernando that Fatima has been murdered. In despair, he embarks on a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity...A breath-taking epic of good and evil, of love and hate, of dreams dashed and hopes regained, Ildefonso Falcones' story of the Arab-Christian conflict brims with historical detail and unforgettable characters and reflects the author's celebrated passion for rich historical detail and his flair for story-telling.
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Cultural conflict tests love and identity.

This book could be a good read for you if you're interested in exploring the complexities of cultural conflict and its impact on love and identity. Through vivid historical detail and unforgettable characters, "The Hand Of Fatima" takes you on a journey through 16th-century Granada, where Hernando, a man torn between two cultures and two loves, is forced to make a difficult choice. With its breathtaking storytelling and themes of good and evil, this epic novel will captivate you from start to finish.

  • Premio Roma for International Literature (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.