The Spring of the Ram

The Spring of the Ram
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 665
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ISBN-10 : 9780140113594
ISBN-13 : 0140113592
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Book Synopsis The Spring of the Ram by : Dorothy Dunnett

Download or read book The Spring of the Ram written by Dorothy Dunnett and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-01-27 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.


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