![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Sold into Ismail's harem, she is forced to choose: renounce her faith or die.Īn unlikely alliance develops between Alys and Nus Nus, one that will help them to survive the horrifying ordeals of the Moroccan court.īrimming with rich historical detail and peppered with real characters, from Charles I to Samuel Pepys, The Sultan's Wife is a story of enduring love and adventure. As he attempts to evade punishment for the bloody crime, Nus Nus finds himself trapped in a vicious plot, caught between the three most powerful figures in the court: the cruel and arbitrary Sultan Moulay Ismail, one of the most tyrannical rulers in history his monstrous wife Zidana, famed for her use of poison and black magic and the. Meanwhile, young, fair Alys Swann is captured during her crossing to England, where she is due to be wed. Juggling the tempestuous Moroccan king, sorceress queen Zidana and the malicious Grand Vizier is his only hope to escape the blame. There he discovers the bloody corpse of the herb man, and becomes entangled in a plot to frame him for the murder. Through the sweltering heat of the palace streets, Nus Nus, slave to the King and forced into his live of servitude as court scribe, is sent to the apothecary. The tyrannical King Ismail resides over the palace of Meknes. ![]()
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