{"product_id":"written-in-the-ashes-9780062673688","title":"Written in the Ashes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Written in the Ashes is one of those rare novels that sets history afire  to bathe readers in the glow of a greater  hotter truth. Fans of The Mists of Avalon will find this romantic\/alchemical\/feminist\/spiritual epic equally captivating.\"Tom Robbins  bestselling author of Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life and Villa Incognito In the bloody clash between Christians and pagans in fifth-century Alexandria  a servant girl becomes the last hope for preserving peace in this evocative and thrilling talea blend of history  adventure  religion  romance  and mysticism reminiscent of The Mists of Avalon. After she is abducted from her home in the mountains of Sinai  Hannah is enslaved and taken to Alexandria  where she becomes the property of Alizar  an alchemist and pagan secretly working to preserve his culture. Revered for her beautiful singing voice  the young slave is invited to perform at the citys Great Library  where she becomes friends with the revered mathematician and philosopher  Hypatia  as well as other pagans who curate its magnificent collections. Determined to help them uphold pagan culture and traditions  Hannah embarks on a dangerous quest to unite the fractured pieces of the Emerald Tabletthe last hope to save the pagans and create peace. On this odyssey that leads her to the lost oracles of Delfi and Amun-Ra and to rediscovered ancient cities and rituals  Hannah will experience forbidden loves  painful betrayals  and poignant reunions. But her efforts may be in vain. Returning to Alexandria  Hannah finds a city engulfed in violence  even as her own romantic entanglements come to a head. Now  its not only her future  but the fate of all Alexandria that is at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67953563795509,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062673688","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780062673688.jpg?v=1794453293","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/written-in-the-ashes-9780062673688","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}