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The Lighthearted Quest

The Lighthearted Quest
  • Author(s): Ann Bridge
  • Location(s): Morocco
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

When Julia undertook to find her cousin, Colin Munro, last heard of sailing a yacht off the north coast of Africa, the quest seemed lighthearted enough. But, before she had finished, she was involved with Moorish antique dealers, a...

The Salt Road

The Salt Road
  • Author(s): Jane Johnson
  • Location(s): Algeria, Morocco, Sahara
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): Various

Isabelle’s estranged archeologist father dies, leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet — but their connection to her remains unclear until she embarks on a trip to Morocco to discover...

The Seamstress

The Seamstress
  • Author(s): María Dueñas
  • Location(s): Madrid, Morocco, Tétouan (Tetouan)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century WW2

Spain, 1936 and the brink of civil war. Young, poor Sira Quiroga is swept up in a whirlwind romance with her wily love Ramiro. Fleeing Madrid together for Morocco, her love blinds her to his real failings. Soon abandoned,...

The Sultan’s Wife

The Sultan’s Wife
  • Author(s): Jane Johnson
  • Location(s): London, Morocco
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1677

The year is 1677. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain’s son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. As he attempts to evade punishment for the bloody...

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