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City of Jasmine

By: Deanna Raybourn
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning to embrace life again, Evie embarks upon a flight around the world, collecting fame and admirers along the way. In the midst of her triumphant tour, she is shocked to receive a mysterious - and recent - photograph of Gabriel. With her eccentric aunt Dove in tow, Evie tracks the source of the photo to the ancient City of Jasmine, Damascus. There she discovers that nothing is as it seems.

Danger lurks at every turn, and at stake is a priceless relic, an artifact once lost to time and so valuable that criminals will stop at nothing to acquire it - even murder. Leaving the jeweled city behind, Evie sets off across the punishing sands of the desert to unearth the truth of Gabriel's disappearance and retrieve a relic straight from the pages of history. Along the way, she must come to terms with the deception that parted her from Gabriel and the passion that will change her destiny forever.

©2014 Deanna Raybourn (P)2014 Tantor
20th Century Historical Fiction Romance Fiction City

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"[Listeners] will quickly find themselves embarking on an unforgettable journey that fans both old and new are sure to savor." ( Library Journal)

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Rough to get through

I love this author and the Veronica Speedwell series. But this book was rough to get through. The character is a woman in her 30s however the narrator sounds like she is very elderly and it conflicts with the plot. The story is also slow moving. Meant to be historical fiction, and things tie together but overshadowed by half baked characters and motives.

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