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The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence
Author: Salman Rushdie
The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It is the story of two cities at the height of their powers--the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor Akbar the Great wre...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679640516
ISBN-10: 0679640517
Publication Date: 1/6/2009
Pages: 368
Edition: Reprint
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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As with Midnights Children, this is replete with mysticism, magic, and fantasy: a somewhat modern Arabian Nights.
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I really had to slog through this book. Touted as a woman comes into her power, but I felt the main story was about the man who travels to the court of the King in a distant land. I was pretty lost so often, trying to write down the different names for what appeared to be the same people at different times in the book. I even took to the discussion questions and answers to see if there was more I missed and couldn't understand those!


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