Ruby in Her Navel

Unsworth, Barry

ISBN 10: 0241142202 / ISBN 13: 9780241142202

Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, UK, 2006

About this Item

A genuine UK first edition / first printing, with a number '1' on the copyright page. An absolutely perfect copy of this intriguing novel, set during the 12th Century Crusades, by the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Sacred Hunger'. Not price-clipped. No inscriptions or marks. Excellent. We protect all our books with a removable plastic cover, and send them with care.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ruby in Her Navel
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241142202
• ISBN 13: 9780241142202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
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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.

About the Author

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.