The sheen on the silk : a novel / Anne Perry.

1st ed.

New York : Ballantine Books, c2010.

viii, 518 p. ; 25 cm.

Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna Zarides has only one mission: to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, using her skills as a physician to manoeuver close to the key players involved in her brother's fate.

English

April 29, 2010

Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-518).