Welcome to www.janejohnsonbooks.com
This is the official homepage of novelist Jane Johnson, author of the forthcoming romantic adventure mystery novel Crossed Bones (UK) / The Tenth Gift (US). See the books section of the site for more information on this novel of handsome pirates, beautiful slave girls, exotic mysteries and Moroccan markets; an enthralling adventure of the high seas.
The site also includes all Jane's latest news, as well as plenty of information about the author. You can read an excerpt from Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift and visit a few other websites that Jane has read and recommended, via the recommended links page.
Jane would also like to invite you to share in some of the exotic sights and rich history of Morocco that so inspired her when writing Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift, by visiting the photo galleries and information pages in the inspiration section of the site. And then feel free to contact her and let her know what you think of the site, or share your own experiences of Morocco.
Introducing Crossed Bones / The Tenth Gift...
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[US hardcover]
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UK Title: Crossed Bones UK Publisher: Viking Publication Date: April 3rd 2008 Publication Price: £12.99 US Title: The Tenth Gift US Publisher: Crown Publication Date: May 6th 2008 Publication Price: $25.95 Click for More Information "On a Sunday morning in July 1625, Barbary pirates sail into a quiet Cornish bay and storm the church. Their loot: sixty men, women and children, kidnapped and bound for northern Morocco, where they are to be sold in the thronging slave market of the Souq el Ghezel. Amongst them is Catherine Anne Tregenna, a talented young embroiderer. But as her diary reveals, Cat is anything but the subservient and compliant slave that her captors were expecting - and as the coast of England fades from sight, adventure beckons in the East ..." In an exclusive London restaurant, a gift is given that will change Julia Lovat's life. The antique book of Jacobean embroidery delights her, but when she settles down to read it more closely, she unexpectedly discovers within its foxed and faded pages the extraordinary diary of a young Cornish girl, calling to her from across the centuries... |