The Glittering Strand

by Judith Lennox

Book Overview

A vivid rendering of the splendor of the sixteenth-century silk trade in France centers around lovely Serafina Guardi, captured by Barbary pirates and sold into North African slavery, who vows to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312104693
• ISBN13: 9780312104696
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating read!

I have read "Glittering Strand" twice and each time it was a pleasure. It is simply fascinating to see how Judith Lennox weaves her tale, how she understands people, places, emotions, as well as the historic period, not to mention the imagery she can project. If only it could be made into a movie! Surely there must still exist an audience for a good story, beautiful settings, and a clever plot?... Let's give guns, drugs, and wars a rest?