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A touching tale of determination, female friendship and love against all odds. Inspired by a true story, The Prisoner of Thiago is a gripping historical novel that lays bare the unimaginable suffering and fear endured by the Moriscos of Spain during the sixteenth century. At the heart of the novel is Zaira, a spirited Morisco girl, who refuses to yield to her Catholic oppressors. Separated from her family and imprisoned in the palace of a fanatical bishop, Zaira must summon all of her courage to endure the horrors and hardships to come. The novel was inspired by a unique collection of Andalusian manuscript documents dating from 1490 to 1580, which chart the plight of a Morisco family as their property was expropriated, their rights curtailed and their lives torn apart during one of the worst pogroms the world has ever seen.

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Jamie d'Antioc has lived, worked and travelled all over the world in various capacities. The variety of his experiences and his interest in history, cross-cultural dialogue and Morisco culture in Andalusia inspired him to write this novel. Jamie is the author of several published historical novels, including The Levantine Journal, several anthologies and the award-winning God's Cookbook, a collection of recipes based upon ancient texts. He now devotes the majority of his time to his family and his writing.

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