A joia de medina
Title:
A joia de medina
Author:
Jones, Sherry, 1961-
Andrade, Maria Joao Freire de
ISBN:
9789724618913
Edition:
2a ed.
Publication Information:
Alfragide : Casa das Letras, 2009
Physical Description:
359 p.
General Note:
Titulo original: The jewel of medina
Abstract:
Set against the backdrop of seventh-century Arabia, a fictional portrait of A'isha, the child bride of the prophet Muhammad, describes how she battled religious persecution, jealousy, political rivals, and temptation to become Muhammad's trusted advisor
Subject:
Aishah, ca. 614-678 -- Fiction |
Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- Marriage -- Fiction |
Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 -- Relations with women -- Fiction |
Muslims -- History -- Fiction |
Islam -- History -- Fiction |
Biographical fiction |
Historical fiction |
Summary:
Set against the backdrop of seventh-century Arabia, a fictional portrait of A'isha, the child bride of the prophet Muhammad, describes how she battled religious persecution, jealousy, political rivals, and temptation to become Muhammad's trusted advisor