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A Woman of Angkor

by John Burgess
A Woman of Angkor
A Woman of Angkor

Cambodian intrigue, historical drama, family's royal ties.

If you're enthralled by historical fiction that brings ancient civilizations to life, "A Woman of Angkor" could captivate you. John Burgess weaves a tale set in the rich backdrop of medieval Cambodia, with a narrative that delves deep into personal and political complexities. You'll get engrossed in the life of a woman who is intimately linked to the rise of iconic Angkor Wat, which might just make you see the ancient temple in a new light.

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.

A Woman of Angkor

by John Burgess
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ISBN: 9786167339252
Authors: John Burgess
Publisher: River Books
Date of Publication: 2013-01-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Mythology, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 247 readers)

Description

"Pure and beautiful, she glows like the moon behind clouds." The time is the 12th Century, the place Cambodia, birthplace of the lost Angkor civilisation. In a village behind a towering stone temple lives a young woman named Sray, whom neighbors liken to the heroine of a Hindu epic. Hiding a dangerous secret, she is content with quiet obscurity, but one rainy season afternoon is called to a life of prominence in the royal court. There her faith and loyalties are tested by attentions from the great king Suryavarman II. Her husband Nol, palace confidante and master of the silk parasols that were symbols of the monarch's rank, struggles to keep her devotion. This lovingly crafted first novel by former Washington Post correspondent John Burgess revives the rites and rhythms of the ancient culture that built the temples of Angkor, then abandoned them to the jungle. In telling her tale, Sray takes the reader to a hilltop monastery, a concubine pavilion and across the seas to the throne room of imperial China. She witnesses the construction of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, and offers an explanation for its greatest mystery--why it broke with centuries of tradition to face west instead of east.
 

Cambodian intrigue, historical drama, family's royal ties.

If you're enthralled by historical fiction that brings ancient civilizations to life, "A Woman of Angkor" could captivate you. John Burgess weaves a tale set in the rich backdrop of medieval Cambodia, with a narrative that delves deep into personal and political complexities. You'll get engrossed in the life of a woman who is intimately linked to the rise of iconic Angkor Wat, which might just make you see the ancient temple in a new light.

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.