The Outcast Dove - first US edition
by Sharan Newman - signed
In a surprising twist, Newman's ninth engrossing medieval historical (after
2002's Heresy) features not her usual heroine, Catherine LeVendeur, a French
Catholic woman (with concealed Jewish lineage), but Catherine's earthy and
virile cousin, Solomon though she keeps their connection quiet because Solomon
was raised Jewish. When Christians seize a young Jewish woman during the
conquest of the Spanish city of Almeira, Solomon joins the rescue party. En
route, he encounters his reviled father, Jacob, who has converted to Catholicism
and is now a monk called Brother James. James is on an oddly similar mission to
ransom Catholic knights captured by Muslims.
Book has black boards with the title in gold on the spine. Signed by the author
on the title page; 432 pages with dimensions (in inches) of 1.32 x 8.50 x 5.96;
unread. Jacket is in fine condition, price intact at $25.95.