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The Gourd and the Stars

Sarah Holz

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Description:“Thou wert born, not a demon, but a light so bright that the darkness cannot touch thee.”So the physician monk Jehan d’Auterives tells his adopted daughter, Zénaïde, a foundling discarded out of superstition. Despite the disabilities that led to her abandonment, Jehan teaches Zénaïde medicine, and her unconventional destiny will take her from her childhood in a Norman monastery to the court of Louis VII in medieval Paris. But in the midst of this new world of chivalry and courtly love, pious Louis receives a dramatic prophecy that will send his young physician to Jerusalem and the chaotic eastern lands known as Outremer—“beyond the sea.”Dispatched as a healer for Baudouin, Jerusalem’s leprosy-struck king, Zénaïde will soon find herself drawn into the century-long conflict between the crusader kingdom and its Muslim enemies, led by the charismatic Salah al-Din. As the noose of war tightens around them, she’ll need all of her empathy and ingenuity to navigate the treacherous factions within Outremer’s borders as well as without. But in a land of division, can she do so without losing her soul?Or her life?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gourd and the Stars. To get started finding The Gourd and the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 620

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Draft2Digital

Release: 2024

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Description: “Thou wert born, not a demon, but a light so bright that the darkness cannot touch thee.”So the physician monk Jehan d’Auterives tells his adopted daughter, Zénaïde, a foundling discarded out of superstition. Despite the disabilities that led to her abandonment, Jehan teaches Zénaïde medicine, and her unconventional destiny will take her from her childhood in a Norman monastery to the court of Louis VII in medieval Paris. But in the midst of this new world of chivalry and courtly love, pious Louis receives a dramatic prophecy that will send his young physician to Jerusalem and the chaotic eastern lands known as Outremer—“beyond the sea.”Dispatched as a healer for Baudouin, Jerusalem’s leprosy-struck king, Zénaïde will soon find herself drawn into the century-long conflict between the crusader kingdom and its Muslim enemies, led by the charismatic Salah al-Din. As the noose of war tightens around them, she’ll need all of her empathy and ingenuity to navigate the treacherous factions within Outremer’s borders as well as without. But in a land of division, can she do so without losing her soul?Or her life?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gourd and the Stars. To get started finding The Gourd and the Stars, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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