num_pages: 352
description: What would you do if your father was suddenly and mysteriously murdered leaving you alone in 1910s Albania?When 18-year-old Dianas father is mysteriously shot dead in the cobblestone streets of 1910s Albania Diana must abandon her dream of studying art in Italy as she struggles to survive in a remote mountain village with her stepmother Mirlinda. Nearing starvation Mirlinda secretly sells Diana into marriage with Edi the cruel heir of a powerful clan. Rather than lose her freedom Diana swears to remain a virgin for the rest of her life a tradition that gives her the right to live as a man: she is now head of her household can work for a living and carry a gun. She may participate in the vengeful blood feuds that consume the mountain tribes but she may not be killedunless she forsakes her vow. When an ill stranger stumbles into her life she nurses him back to health saving his life but risking her own when she falls in love with him. . .
language: English
title: The Sworn Virgin
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks