Transworld Publishers THE HAND OF FATIMA - FALCONES, I.

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Publikace: THE HAND OF FATIMA - FALCONES, I.. 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. Publikace: THE HAND OF FATIMA - FALCONES, I.. 1564, Granada. Als die Mauren gegen die unterdrückerischen Christen aufbegehren, werden sie vernichtend geschlagen. Hernando, ein junger Araber mit christlichem Vater, wird von seinem Stiefvater für seine unreine Herkunft verachtet. Schließlich wird er von diesem in die Pferdeställe verbannt. Dort erkennt Hernando seine Begabung als Maultiertreiber. Als er schließlich im Dienste des maurischen Königs gegen die Christen kämpft, lernt er Fatima, die Liebe seines Lebens, kennen. Doch Fatima wird nicht die Seine werden. 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 and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.§§Amidst the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman and the Christian priest who raped her. He is despised and regularly beaten by his own step-father for his 'tainted' heritage. Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity ...