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<p>from Whiting Award Winning Author, Yxta Maya Murray, Comes A Stunning Novel About A Rare Book Restorer Bent On Solving The Authorship Of A 16th Century Manuscript About An Aztec Princess, That Blends The Mystery Of Arturo Perez-reverte's <i>the Club Dumas</i>, With A Love Story Not Seen Since A.s. Byatt's <i>posession</i>. <br> <br>this Fascinating Novel Centers Around Sara Rosario Gonzales, A Restorer Of Rare Books And Manuscripts At The Getty Museum In Los Angeles. When Sara Is Assigned To Restore A 16th Century Manuscript About A Female Aztec Juggler Enslaved By Cortes And Sent To Europe To Entertain The Pope As Well As Emperor Charles V, She Doesn't Realize The Power Of The Tale She's About To Immerse Herself Into. <p>the Juggler, We Find, Is Determined To Take Revenge On The King Of The Empire Who Contributed To The Slaughter Of Her People, And Sara Is Determined To Prove That The Book, Which Caused Scandal When It Was Published, Was Written By The Aztec Juggler Herself, And Not The European Monk Reputed To Have Penned It. <p>entwined Within Sara's Fascination Of The Manuscript Is Sara's Own Life; The Frustration She Has Over Her Inability To Commit To Karl, The Man Who Has

Author

Maya Murray, Yxta

Publisher

Harper Paperbacks

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062037701

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.33 / 5 (171 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14