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Jeffrey Hantover : The Jewel Trader of Pegu: A Novel (P.S.)
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Author: Jeffrey Hantover
Title: The Jewel Trader of Pegu: A Novel (P.S.)
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Published in: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Date: 2008-12-30
ISBN: 0061252719
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Size: 5.67 x 0.69 x 8.11 inches
Edition: Reprint
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In the autumn of 1598, Abraham, a melancholy young Jewish gem merchant, seeks his fortune far from the imprisoning ghetto walls of Venice. Traveling halfway across the world, he lands in the lush and exotic Burmese kingdom of Pegu—an alien place, yet one where the jewel trader is not shunned for his faith. There is a price for his newfound freedom, however. Local custom demands that Abraham perform a duty he finds troubling and barbaric . . . and thus Mya, barely more than a girl, arrives to share his bed. Gently banishing his despair, awakening something profound within him, Mya ultimately accepts Abraham's protection and, unexpectedly, his love. But great social and political upheaval threatens to violently transform the Peguan empire—with devastating consequences for Abraham and Mya and their dreams for the future.

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