| 词条 | Secret of the Sands |
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| name = Secret of the Sands | image = Secret of the Sands.jpg | caption = Cover of novel Secret of the Sands | alt = | author = Sara Sheridan | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Scotland | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = Historical Fiction | published = 2011 | publisher =Harper Collins Publishers | media_type = Paperback, Hardback, e-book | pages = 438 | awards = | isbn = 9781847561992 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | wikisource = }}Secret of the Sands is a historical novel written by Scottish writer Sara Sheridan.[1][2] The book was first published by HarperCollins in 2011. It is set in 1833 and has themes of colonialism and slavery.[3][4] Plot summaryThe novel is set in 1833, during a British naval survey of the coastline of the Arabian Peninsula. An ambitious Lieutenant James Wellstead's plans are thrown into disarray when two of his shipmates, Jones and Jessop, go missing in the desert while gathering intelligence and he has to carry out a daring rescue. Slavery is still rife throughout Arabia. Zena, a headstrong Abyssinian beauty who was torn from her village, is now being offered for sale as a slave in the market of Muscat. However, her fortunes change when she finds herself in the company of the lieutenant. She must accompany him on his hazardous mission, forced to make big choices, and little knowing the fate that awaits them. SettingSecret of the Sands is set in the historical world of 1833 on the Arabian Peninsula. References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Turpin|first1=Adrian|title=Secret of the Sands - review|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f801636e-66e1-11e0-8d88-00144feab49a.html#axzz3Dzp5uB2u|accessdate=21 September 2014|work=Financial Times|date=18 April 2011}} {{2010s-hist-novel-stub}}2. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2011/mar/01/edinburgh-sara-sheridan-secret-sands-history | title=Article: Sara Sheridan on how History Informs the Present | publisher=The Guardian | date=1 March 2011 | accessdate=20 February 2014 | author=Sara Sheridan}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/secret-of-the-sands/|title=Historical Novel Society review}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/what-s-on/reviews/books/book-review-secret-of-the-sands-by-sara-sheridan-1-3121401|title=Chorley Guardian review}} 4 : Scottish novels|2011 British novels|1833 in fiction|Novels set in the 1830s |
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