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  • The Ruby in Her Navel

  • Written by: Barry Unsworth
  • Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
  • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Ruby in Her Navel

Written by: Barry Unsworth
Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
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Thurstan, a young Norman and would-be Knight at the Court of King Roger in Palermo, has been in love since boyhood with Lady Alicia, now returned a widow from the Holy Land. Thurstan soon finds himself caught in a tangle of plots.
©2006 Barry Unsworth (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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"A richly imagined novel of the Middle Ages, filled with questions of race, God and fidelity, from the Booker Prize-winning Unsworth." (Kirkus Reviews)

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Explore another time and place with rich images and intrigue. I love this book. Don’t miss. Narrator is excellent as well.

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