The Woman at the Well, Chamberlin Ann

In the early years of Islam, three lives braid together.Khalid ibn al-Walid never lost a battle, either fighting against the Prophet Muhammad or for him.Women no longer give birth to the likes of Khalid, the Prophet said. In old age, the general dictates his memoirs to a eunuch scribe, with a new perspective to all the blood he shed.
In the desert oasis of Tadmor, twelve-year-old Rayah comes of age, accepting her new religion and her own power.

About the Author
Ann Chamberlins Reign of the Favored Women trilogy caused a sensation when it was published in Turkey. She is the author of eleven historical novels and a nonfiction history of women in the Middle East. She also writes plays, including Jihad, which was named Best New Off-Off Broadway Play of 1996.
Ann is the author of eleven historical novels and a non-fiction History Of Womens Seclusion in The Middle East. Her trilogy set in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire was on the bestsellers list in Turkey for over six months.

Praise for Ann Chamberlin:

Praise for The Merlin of St. Gilles Well
The Merlin of St. Gilles Well is wonderful ...Its the best book Ive read in months and months; a terrific premise, and so beautifully imagined and described, I can only gnash my teeth in envy...Every word is-literally-magic, evoking another world, an older time-and the echoes of the Old Ways that live on in us, unseen.
-Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series

Praise for Sofie
This is a brilliant novel. Ann Chamberlin is the master of crafting exciting realistic historical fiction. Sofia brings alive sixteenth century Italy and Turkey through the eyes of its fabulous lead protagonists. -Affaire de Coeur (Five Stars)