The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman (Paperback, 2008)

Description: Please Note. If eBay says that this item will take 2-3 months to be delivered (by clicking on the "Postage, Returns & Payments Tab above). THIS IS INCORRECT! We usually post our items within 24 hours and you should have it within a week or so - (depending on your location within Australia). Elizabeth Stavely sits in the Bodlean library with trembling hands. Before her is a fragment of parchment which has about it a dusty fragrance of roses, of sadness and great age. Here is the clue she has been looking for, to a story that has been untold for four hundred years. It is as though a voice is whispering softly to her across the centuries. Constantinople, 1599: merchants from all over Europe are vying with each other to gain trading rights in the Ottoman empire. Paul Pindar, a wealthy merchant, has been entrusted with the mission to deliver an extraordinary musical clock to the Sultan. But a disaster has befallen it on its journey from England, and the organ-maker Thomas Dallam must attempt to repair the effects of the seawater on the precious artifact. Pindar is troubled too by a secret sadness: the woman he once loved is now lost to him, drowned in a shipwreck. But there have been rumours of a new young slave with golden hair and skin like milk, sighted behind the gates of the Sultan's harem. Could this be his Celia? Deep inside the most private quarters of the Sultan's palace, a different drama unfolds: Hassan Aga, the Chief Black Eunuch, lies spreadeagled and helpless, his life slowly ebbing away. Beside him is an intricate ship made of spun sugar, perhaps carrying the poison that is about to take his life. A veiled figure stands over him, and as she moves away the light catches the huge emerald on her finger, causing it to glow like a cat's eye. The Aviary Gate is a tale of ancient alliances and intrigues, of forbidden love and dangerous secrets. Lush, magical and utterly absorbing, it is a masterful novel from one of our most acclaimed authors. The pictures are of the actual book for sale. In Stock IN Australia We deliver by Australia Post.(Where Applicable)Australia Post / Ebay recently INCREASED postage fees by nearly 30%AND decreased the sizes of their satchels and boxes.By the time postage fees for this book are taken off the purchase price (depending on the weight of the book)It means this book is selling for under $2.00 Visit our store!warehouse-deals-direct-aus Payment We accept all credit cards including Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Discover, PayPal, Google Pay & Apple Pay Shipping We use Australia Post for most of our shipping. We ship most items within 24 hours. Return Policy We offer a 30 day return policy on most goods (unless otherwise stated) About Us We are a small home based business based in Melbourne Australia. _gsrx_vers_1516 (GS 9.3 (1516)) A Note About Postage?If ebay says this book will take 2 months to be delivered to you - IT IS INCORRECT! It appears to be a technical glitch with ebay. We post most of our books within 24 hours, so you should have it within a week.

Price: 9.99 AUD

Location: Boronia

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