{"product_id":"the-ruby-in-her-navel-paperback","title":"The Ruby in Her Navel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Unsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in Her Navel \u003c\/i\u003epowerfully traces the clash of civilizations from its historical origins, with deep resonances for today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Unsworth was born in 1930 and grew up in a mining town in northeast England. Descended from a long line of coal miners, he was the first Unsworth to escape the mines. He attended Manchester University and published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Partnership\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1966. He is the author of seventeen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in Her Navel\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003ePascali's Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorality Play\u003c\/i\u003e, both shortlisted for the Booker; and \u003ci\u003eSacred Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e, co-winner of the Booker Prize. He died in 2012 at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267904225529,"sku":"9780525435259","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/t5vcE7odCH9780525435259.webp?v=1768873204","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-ruby-in-her-navel-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}