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The Ruby in Her Navel: A Novel

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The Ruby in Her Navel: A Novel

“Set in the mid-12th century, in the years following the disastrous Second Crusade, this ambitious, meticulously researched novel . . . has plenty of contemporary resonance. Unsworth sets us down in a brilliantly realized society, a kingdom in which communal tensions are being exploited by cynics and fanatics after a blundering Western military adventure in the Middle East, a campaign that sacrificed stability for short-term gain.” – Jason Goodwin, New York Times Book Review

The Ruby in Her Navel: A Novel
by Barry Unsworth

  • Publication Date: November 17, 2007
  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • ISBN-10: 0393330826
  • ISBN-13: 9780393330823