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La favorite du sultan

Jane Johnson

Publisher
Libre Expression
Published
September 24, 2012
Pages
472
Price
$27.95
ISBN
9782764807927

Mekhnès, royaume du Maroc, XVIIe siècle. Accusé à tort du meurtre d'un herboriste, l'eunuque Nouss-Nouss, secrétaire particulier du sultan Ismail, doit, pour regagner la confiance de son maître, s'acquitter d'une mission : convaincre Alys, une Anglaise que le sultan vient d'acquérir pour son harem, de se convertir à l'islam. Farouchement attachée à sa religion, la captive risque la mort si elle ne se plie pas aux désirs du sultan. En lui racontant sa propre histoire, Nouss-Nouss parvient à émouvoir la jeune femme, qui accepte de se convertir. Naît alors entre ces deux êtres une profonde amitié, qui se transforme en amour. Devenue la favorite du sultan, Alys appartient dorénavant à un homme. Un seul...

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