{"product_id":"the-lioness-of-morocco-9781503941922","title":"The Lioness of Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndependent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at twenty-three, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father's house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father's trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. As Benjamin's rising career whisks them both away to exotic Morocco, Sibylla is at last a citizen of the world, reveling in her newfound freedom by striking her first business deals, befriending locals...and falling in love for the first time with a charismatic and handsome Frenchman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Benjamin's lust for money and influence draws him into dark dealings, pulling him ever further from Sibylla and their two young sons. When he's arrested on horrible charges, the fate of Sibylla's family rests on her shoulders, as she must decide whether she'll leave him to his fate or help him fight for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrosten, Julia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJulia Drosten is the pseudonym for a two-person writing team based in Münsterland, Germany. This novel was originally published in German under the title \u003ci\u003eDie Löwin von Mogador\u003c\/i\u003e and was an Amazon bestseller in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors have written many other works of historical fiction in German, and they greatly enjoy conducting research for their novels, diving into history and making the past come alive. They count flying in a historic biplane, watching butchers work in a butcher's shop, exploring Egypt, and being pampered by a beautician among their research pursuits. \u003ci\u003eThe Lioness of Morocco\u003c\/i\u003e is their first novel translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160039092498,"sku":"9781503941922","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b469595-b825-4fbb-9be6-ac359104fd61.jpg?v=1775032326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lioness-of-morocco-9781503941922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}