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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jane JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Apollo ISBN: 9781804546239ISBN 10: 1804546232 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 06 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsA compelling narrative * The Times * The Black Crescent is a marvellous novel, evocative, powerful and transportive, and Hamou is a wonderful protagonist, full of empathy and curiosity about people. I loved it and felt I had been steeped in Morocco. -- Elizabeth Chadwick The Black Crescent admitted me to a Casablanca I’d never imagined before... A hugely enjoyable and unusual historical novel -- Rachel Hore PRAISE FOR JANE JOHNSON: 'A beautifully written and intriguing story that stayed with me long after I had turned the last page' Santa Montefiore. 'A wonderful blend of the past and the present day making an unputdownable, beautifully written novel' Katie Fforde. 'I wanted to live in this story. Jane Johnson writes with such grace and ease' Carol Drinkwater. 'The Sea Gate just blew me away. Utterly compelling and one of the few books for a long time that kept me reading deep into the night' Barbara Erskine. 'Johnson weaves a passionate, lyrical story of family secrets, wartime Britain and modern-day Cornwall. Think Arabian Nights meets du Maurier's Rebecca – I loved it' -- J.S. Monroe The Black Crescent transports you to another place and time and completely absorbs you in an arresting story of love and divided loyalties. Jane Johnson is a remarkable author... I loved it. -- Rowan Coleman A compelling narrative * The Times * The Black Crescent is a marvellous novel, evocative, powerful and transportive, and Hamou is a wonderful protagonist, full of empathy and curiosity about people. I loved it and felt I had been steeped in Morocco. -- Elizabeth Chadwick The Black Crescent admitted me to a Casablanca I’d never imagined before... A hugely enjoyable and unusual historical novel -- Rachel Hore PRAISE FOR JANE JOHNSON: 'A beautifully written and intriguing story that stayed with me long after I had turned the last page' Santa Montefiore. 'A wonderful blend of the past and the present day making an unputdownable, beautifully written novel' Katie Fforde. 'I wanted to live in this story. Jane Johnson writes with such grace and ease' Carol Drinkwater. 'The Sea Gate just blew me away. Utterly compelling and one of the few books for a long time that kept me reading deep into the night' Barbara Erskine. 'Johnson weaves a passionate, lyrical story of family secrets, wartime Britain and modern-day Cornwall. Think Arabian Nights meets du Maurier's Rebecca – I loved it' -- J.S. Monroe A stirring story of murder, magic and divided loyalties set in the Casablanca of the Fifties * Best Magazine * A must-read * Chat magazine * BOOK OF THE MONTH * WI Life * Author InformationJane Johnson is a British novelist and publisher. She is the UK editor for George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb and Dean Koontz and was for many years publisher of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Married to a Berber chef she met while researching The Tenth Gift, she lives in Mousehole, Cornwall, and Morocco. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |