Katie Hickman, The Aviary Gate (2008), about an Englishman in 1599 who discovers evidence that the woman he once loved may now be a captive in the sultan's harem in Constantinople, set within a frame story about a modern researcher who discovers a centuries-old document with the key to the woman's story.
Katie Hickman, The Pindar Diamond (2010), about an English merchant working in Venice who becomes obsessed with acquiring the Sultan's Blue, a gigantic blue diamond; sequel to The Aviary Gate.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
I am angry…
