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Original Title:	The Jewel of Medina
ISBN:	0825305187 (ISBN13: 9780825305184)
Edition Language:	English URL http://authorsherryjones.com/
Series:	Medina #1
Characters:	Muhammad, A'isha bint Abi Bakr
Setting:	Medina(Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia Mecca(Saudi Arabia)

The Jewel of Medina (Medina #1) Hardcover | Pages: 358 pages

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A'isha bint Abi Bakr is the daughter of a rich merchant from Mecca in the harsh, exotic world of seventh-century Arabia at the time of the foundation of Islam. When she is married to the Prophet Muhammad at the age of nine, she must rely on her wits, her courage, and even her sword in a struggle to control her own destiny and carve out a place for herself in the community, fighting religious persecution, jealous sister-wives, political rivals, and her own temptations. As she grows to love her kind, generous husband, her ingenuity and devotion make her an indispensable advisor to Muhammad. Ultimately, she becomes one of the most important women in Islam, and a fierce protector of her husband's words and legacy.Extensively researched, The Jewel of Medina evokes the beauty and harsh realities of life in an age long past. At once a love story, a history lesson, and a coming-of-age tale, it introduces readers to the turmoil that surrounded the birth of the Islamic faith through the eyes of an unforgettable heroine.

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Title	:	The Jewel of Medina (Medina #1)
Author	:	Sherry Jones
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 358 pages
Published	:	October 6th 2008 by Beaufort Books (first published 2008)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Religion

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Being a Muslim, it's hard to not be overly critical when reviewing the book even when I try to keep an open mind. The premise is admittedly very promising, but the execution is mediocre at best, even poor at some places.I would call this book a romance/historical novel than literature. It is easy to read and entertaining to an extent, but it lacks plot and direction, and is often too simplistic in its mini-plot resolutions.The characters are predictable and one-dimensional; in her attempt to add

Anybody who says this novel is "soft-core pornography," as Islamic studies professor Denise Spellberg did, must have some sort of agenda -- there is nothing in this book that even remotely meets that standard. There are scenes where sex is implied, one scene where sexual intercouse is about to take place but does not, and one scene in which a six-year-old A'isha witnesses two adults having sex without fully understanding what she's seeing--but even that is presented in a non-pornographic way in

Even historical fiction should have some credibility. It is obvious that the journalist-writer did not do her homework. She lived in Afghanistan for a year and could not get out of Afghanestan when she wrote this book. Burdah? Hatun? Do these words have any meaning for Arabs? Beduins? Maybe she meant A3rab? I could not read over the sixth chapter and had to skim through the rest. You know why this book is popular? Because it was written in the right time. It all goes back to politics. People,

Since I love historical fiction I thought this book would help me understand Islam and the Muslim faith. I had started reading it months ago and put it down because I was bored to tears but my obsessive compulsive behavior made me pick it back up and finish it. I'll admit it got better and I wanted to get to the ending but it didn't teach me much. The way the author portrayed Mohammed made me really wonder how this religion ever took off. He seemed to be a sex crazed maniac with many wives and

this book was censored/banned in my country (Serbia) when it was published and this was the only reason to read it. there was a great fuss and public outburst because of the censorship, so, luckily (and I mean luckily for my country's attempts to be democratic, not because of the book's quality), the book was very soon in the bookstores and libraries again. so, the Islam mashihat lost this game in my country. I've already read several books about Aisha and Muhammad - most of them written by

Just because you earned some fancy journalist awards, does not mean you should write a book. THIS BOOK IS AWFUL. Seriously, some of the worst writing I've ever read. NYtimes gave this a bad review and I should have known right then and there, but I thought, no I'll give this a chance. Well, I shot my self in the foot by renting this rabble at the library. Will I finish it? I'm sure. Will I be in physical pain from reading such crap? yes. Will I be mentally damaged at the end of it? Hopefully

The authors lack of knowledge on the subject is obvious, plus she arrogantly writes in first person prose as if Ayesha is from 2012 generation...!!! It's inappropriate and I sure could not finish it.