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Caravan

by Dorothy Gilman · 1992

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With her anthropologist husband murdered and their caravan stolen by fierce Tuareg tribesmen, Caressa's choices are death or a life of slavery.

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Concealing her dangerous beauty beneath the faded robes of an Arab boy, she embarks on the adventure of her life, harassed by vicious nomads, slave traders and the envious witch doctor, Isa. Only a handful of carnival magic tricks stand between her and oblivion. Then she discovers an inner magic so mysteriously compelling that the desert people call her a sorceress. With it she will secure her freedom and discover the love of her life....

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British mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisNorth AfricaNorth AfricaMore like thisLess of thisSaharaSaharaMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisMiddle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of this
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traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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