| International Standard Book Number |
9798891643840 (hardback : alk. paper) : $39.95
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
813.6 23/eng/2019
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| Personal Name |
Afshar, Tessa. author.
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| Title Statement |
The Queen's cook / Tessa Afshar.
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| Edition Statement |
Center Point Large Print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
c2024.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
509 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia
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| Carrier Type |
volume nc rdacarrier
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| Physical Medium |
large print rdafs
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| Series Statement |
Queen Esther's court ; bk 1
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| General Note |
Includes discussion questions and author's note with background information.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Bethany House.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In the heart of ancient Persia, the empire's Jewish citizens face an ominous edict that threatens their very existence. Roxannah, the daughter of a once-privileged but now impoverished Persian lord, is devastated by the news. Her father sees this edict as a stroke of good fortune, an opportunity to settle his mounting debts by killing the Jewish physician, Adin, and seizing his belongings. But instead he meets his own untimely end, leaving Roxannah destitute and adrift. Desperate and determined to support her mother while settling the debt, Roxannah approaches Adin, the man whose kind eyes still haunt her, to help her find employment in Queen Esther's kitchens. In the opulent palace of Susa, Roxannah strives to overcome prejudice and adversity as she ascends through the ranks in the royal kitchen. Her culinary talent earns her the trust and mentorship of Queen Esther herself, a woman of grace and wisdom, who is navigating treacherous palace politics and whispers of her inability to produce an heir after six years of marriage. Amid this unfolding connection, Roxannah and Adin uncover a sinister plot against Amestris, the king's most powerful wife and Esther's archenemy. As secrets unravel and alliances are tested, the fate of Amestris and Esther's reign hang in the balance."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Esther, Queen of Persia Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women cooks Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Courts and courtiers Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Intrigue Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Iran Fiction. History to 640
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Bible fiction. lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Christian fiction. lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction. lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books. lcgft
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| Series Added Entry-Personal Name |
Afshar, Tessa. Queen Esther's court ; 1.
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