Abu Musa's women neighbors
Subtitle: a historical novel from Morocco
By: Ahmed Toufiq ; translated into English by Roger Allen.
Contributors: Allen, Roger M. A.
Publisher: Post-Apollo Press; The Post-Apollo Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sausalito, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Description: In fourteenth-century Morocco, Shamah works as a servant in the house of Chief Judge Ibn al-Hafid. She is a favorite of the judge's senior wife, Al-Tahirah, who takes the beautiful young woman under her wing. Thus, Shamah becomes quite accomplished in many things, such as household management, literary and legal matters, and politesse. Those skills, along with her physical beauty, garner her a surprise marriage proposal from Supreme Judge Abu Salim al Jawra'i. The wedding is arranged posthaste.