The Black Madonna by Peter Millar - ISBN: 9781906413934
Paperback
Ancient icon, stolen in Gaza. A secret worth dying for.

The Black Madonna

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  • Paperback

    322 pages

  • Release Date

    24 August 2011

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Summary

In the ruins of Gaza, the war-torn Palestinian city that has been a metropolis since the time of the Pharaohs, a plucky young female archaeologist has made a remarkable find: possibly the earliest known image of the Virgin Mary, created during her lifetime. But before she can reveal it to the world, it is stolen from her amidst the chaos of an Israeli airstrike. Who has stolen it and why? And what hidden secret does it conceal?

‘A truly compelling, globetrotting thriller…Look out, Dan…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781906413934
ISBN-10:1906413932
Author:Peter Millar
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Arcadia Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:322
Edition:0002nd
Release Date:24 August 2011
Weight:360g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 30mm
About The Author

Peter Millar

Peter Millar was an award-winning Northern Irish journalist, author and translator, and was a correspondent for Reuters, Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph. He was named Foreign Correspondent of the Year for his reporting on the dying stages of the Cold War, his account of which - 1989: The Berlin Wall, My Part in its Downfall - was named ‘best read’ by The Economist.

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