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Description edit
Adora's mahogany hair and violet eyes captivated young Prince Murad the moment he saw her in a convent garden, and their love flowered like the peach blossoms surrounding them. But Orkahm, Grand Turk of an empire, claimed Adora for his bride, tearing her from her young love as she wept bitter... read more
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Summary edit
Her mahogany hair and violet eyes captivated young Prince Murad the moment he saw her in a convent garden, and their love flowered like the peach blossoms surrounding them. But Orkhan, Grand Turk of an Empire, claimed Adora for his bride, tearing her from her young love as she wept bitter... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Theadora Cantacuzene: Add a description of this character.
- Prince Murad
- Helena
- Alexander
- Prince Halil
- John Paleaologi
- Manuel Paleaologi
- Prince Andronicus
- Ali Yahya
- Anna
- Demetrios
- Prince Bajazet
- Yakub
- Iris
- Sultan Orkhan
- Cuntuz
- Alexis
- Sultan Murad
- Nilufer
- Zeno
- Ivan
- John Cantacuzene
- Allah
- Mara
- Prince Lazar
- Julian
- Ibrahim
- Paulus
- Despina
- Osman
- Basil Phocas
- Suleiman
- Muslim
- Christos
- Leila
- Fatima
- Germiyan
First Sentence edit
It was early morning, and the mists, like shredded gray gauze, hung over thr still waters of the Golden Horn.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Constantinople, 1341 to 1346
Part I
Theadora, 1350 to 1351
Part II
Bursa, 1357 to 1359
Part III
Alexander and Theadora, 1359
Part IV
Murad and Theadora, 1359 to 1390
Epilogue
Bursa, December 1427
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bertrice Small (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 12, 1985
ISBN: 978-0345335067
Page Count: 448 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 12, 1985
ISBN: 978-0345335067
Page Count: 448 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Small, Bertrice
- Books › Romance › Historical
- Books › Romance › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction
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