True first British printing (print run includes '1'). With original unclipped jacket (�17.99). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, mark near head of spine, the odd small crease/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned (due to quality of paper used). No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Title: The Ruby in Her Navel : First printing
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0241142202
ISBN 13: 9780241142202
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In twelfth-century Norman Sicily, King Roger presides over Palermo in the aftermath of the Second Crusade. For the time being, Latins and Greeks, Arabs and Jews are living together in uneasy harmony. Within this milieu, young Thurstan Beauchamp serves faithfully as a civil servant of the king, his daily environment filled with tiny accountings, schemes, machinations, and bribes. When he is dispatched to investigate a conspiracy against the king, he will find his loyalties tested—and, when he encounters both his childhood sweetheart and a seductive dancer, his heart torn. An extraordinary tale of ambition, politics, and the loss of innocence, set against the glittering backdrop of medieval Europe, The Ruby in Her Navel powerfully traces the clash of civilizations from its historical origins, with deep resonances for today.

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Barry Unsworth (1930-2012), who won the Booker Prize for Sacred Hunger, was a Booker Prize finalist for Morality Play and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for The Ruby in Her Navel.

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