![]() There are two stories being told within the pages of Court of Lions, both of which are largely set in the Moorish palace complex in Granada, the Alhambra, but spanning centuries apart. My edition is the one with the beautiful gold detailing all over it, and while they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, in this case, it’s impossible not to! It’s quite glorious to look at and perfectly conveys the sumptuous setting of the novel. Born of love, in a time of danger and desperation, the fragment will be the catalyst that changes Kate’s life forever.Īn epic saga of romance and redemption, Court of Lions brings one of the great hinge-points in human history to life, telling the stories of a modern woman and the last Moorish sultan of Granada, as they both move towards their cataclysmic destinies.Ĭourt of Lions is a stunning novel, the historic detail alone earning it five stars. ![]() It has lain undiscovered since before the Fall of Granada in 1492, when the city was surrendered to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Upon it, in strange symbols, has been inscribed a message from another age. ![]() One day in the glorious gardens of the Alhambra, once home to Sultan Abu Abdullah Mohammed, also known as Boabdil, Kate finds a scrap of paper hidden in one of the ancient walls. ![]() Kate Fordham, escaping terrible trauma, has fled to the beautiful sunlit city of Granada, the ancient capital of the Moors in Spain, where she is scraping by with an unfulfilling job in a busy bar. ![]()
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