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The Sheen on the Silk by Anne Perry is a historical novel set in the 1200s, primarily in Constantinople, with excursions to Venice, Sicily, Jerusalem, and Mount Sinai. The story follows Anna Lascaris, a woman of Nicea and a physician, who disguises herself as a eunuch to prove her brother's innocence of a murder he has been exiled for. The book weaves together intricate storylines involving Anna's quest, her interactions with powerful figures in Instanbul, and the political tensions between the Roman Catholic Pope and the Greek Orthodox Church. The author's writing style is described as absorbing, with vivid descriptions of thirteenth-century Constantinople and complex, memorable characters.
March 2010
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526 pages
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