{"product_id":"9781936940097","title":"The Woman At The Well","description":"   \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e \u003ctitle\u003eThe Woman at the Well\u003c\/title\u003e   \u003cp\u003e In the early years of Islam, three lives braid together.Khalid ibn al-Walid never lost a battle, either fighting against the Prophet Muhammad or for him.\"Women no longer give birth to the likes of Khalid,\" the Prophet said. In old age, the general dictates his memoirs to a eunuch scribe, with a new perspective to all the blood he shed.\u003cbr\u003e In the desert oasis of Tadmor,twelve-year-old Rayah comes of age,accepting her new religion and her own power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbig\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/big\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ann Chamberlin's Reign of the Favored Women trilogy caused a sensation when it was published in Turkey. She is the author of eleven historical novels and a nonfiction history of women in the Middle East. She also writes plays, including Jihad, which was named Best New Off-Off Broadway Play of 1996.\u003cbr\u003e Ann is the author of eleven historical novels and a non-fiction \u003cem\u003eHistory Of Women's Seclusion in The Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e. Her trilogy set in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire was on the bestsellers list in Turkey for over six months.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbig\u003e\u003cbig\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePraise for Ann Chamberlin:\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/big\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbig\u003ePraise for The Merlin of St. Gilles' Well\u003c\/big\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \"The Merlin of St. Gilles' Well is wonderful!...It's the best book I've read in months and months; a terrific premise, and so beautifully imagined and described, I can only gnash my teeth in envy...Every word is-literally-magic, evoking another world, an older time-and the echoes of the Old Ways that live on in us, unseen.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbig style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for\u003c\/big\u003e \u003cbig\u003eSofie\u003c\/big\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a brilliant novel. Ann Chamberlin is the master of crafting exciting realistic historical fiction. Sofia brings alive sixteenth century Italy and Turkey through the eyes of its fabulous lead protagonists.\"\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003e -Affaire de Coeur (Five Stars) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Epigraph Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044322099440,"sku":"9781936940097","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936940097_p0.jpg?v=1763662760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936940097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}