Adora [Mass Market Paperback]

Bertrice Small (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 1985

Adora's mahogany hair and violet eyes captivated young Prince Murad the moment he saw her in a convent garden, and their love flowered like the peach blossoms surrounding them. But Orkahm, Grand Turk of an empire, claimed Adora for his bride, tearing her from her young love as she wept bitter tears. Destiny might carry them to other lands and other loves, but Murad and Adora were meant only for each other--forging a magnificent love that lies forever in the pages of history....
"Bertrice Small creates cover-to-cover pasion, a keen sense of history and suspense."
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Adora's mahogany hair and violet eyes captivated young Prince Murad the moment he saw her in a convent garden, and their love flowered like the peach blossoms surrounding them. But Orkahm, Grand Turk of an empire, claimed Adora for his bride, tearing her from her young love as she wept bitter tears. Destiny might carry them to other lands and other loves, but Murad and Adora were meant only for each other--forging a magnificent love that lies forever in the pages of history....
"Bertrice Small creates cover-to-cover pasion, a keen sense of history and suspense."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345335066
• ISBN-13: 978-0345335067
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bertrice Small is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 34 novels in print. She lives in the oldest English-speaking town in New York state. Her website is bertricesmall.com.

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasurable joy for great lovers of romance and history!, December 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adora (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel truly ranks with Mrs. Small's best! I have loved her work for years, and "Adora" was as beautiful as her other novels. Once more, I was captured immediately with her sharp and descriptive prose, drawn to the glittering paradox of the decaying Byzantium and the rising glories of the Ottoman Empire. The lovers are tossed between the horrors of treachery and the excitement of passion, as their lives are shaped by the annals of history. Mrs. Small knows her history to the tiniest detail, and this book is no exception (she has even been known to leave a bibliography of sorts in her other works, such as "The Love Slave", another fantastic book). Her characters are colorful and virtually alive, especially Adora herself, a woman of great pride, intelligence and passion, beauty and power--she is certainly a force to be reckoned with, and rightly so. Any reader will be captivated by the lovely Adora! For anyone who enjoys great passion amongst glorious, gleaming settings, with a plot that continually surprises and captivates, "Adora" is certainly a wonderful, engrossing read, and I would recommend it to anyone!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book ever, June 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Adora (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first book by Small and it will not be my last. Not only was there a great love story involved but also some great history. This book is also not your average everyday romance. It was refreshing to read a book where you got to view a persons whole life and not just a couple of years (or however long it takes to meet there love). Whenever I finish reading a romance I cant help wondering "what happens next?" Well in this book you view Adora's life from age 4-90. So you get to know what happens next. It was a great read and one of the only books that made me cry. It was very touching if you can get into the characters, not to mention some hot sex sceens. I have never written a review for a book before but once I read Adora I had to share my thoughts. If you can get a hold of this book it will be worth it.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!, September 22, 2000

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As a child, Theadora Cantacuzene, a princess of Byzantium knew that she was destined for greatness. But not as she had hoped. Theadora's sister was wed to the future emperor of her beloved Constantinople while she was wed to the Ottoman sultan. Adora is a magnificently written classic by the always incredible Bertrice Small. As a young woman, Adora was placed into a convent until she was finally summoned by her much older husband, the sultan. Her heart belonged to his son Murad. Through trials and obstacles, Murad and Adora come together and then are split apart by fate, anger, and misunderstandings. Will they ever fulfill the destiny that was forged in the stars for them? Will Adora's childhood promise come true? That Constantinople will belong to her descendents. This book is truly an excellent read, describing in exquisite detail the crumbling of the Byzantine empire and the rise of the Ottoman Turks.