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Author of Historical Fiction about Fabulous Women

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Sherry Jones reads from The Sword from Medina

Jan.18.2010

Sherry Jones reads from The Sword from Medina

Sherry Jones will be reading and discussing her book The Sword of Medina.

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PUBLISHED: May.08.2012

Four Sisters, All Queens

From the award-winning author of the controversial international bestseller The Jewel of Medina, a historical novel that chronicles the lives of four sisters, all daughters of Beatrice of Provence—all of whom became queens in medieval Europe. When Beatrice of Savoy, countess of Provence, sends her four beautiful, accomplished daughters to become queens, she admonishes...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.03.2012

White Heart: A Tale of Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of France

A woman's power lies in her beauty. For years, Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of France, has lived by this maxim—passed on by her grandmother, Eléonore d'Aquitaine, as she took the girl to marry King Louis VIII. When her husband dies unexpectedly, however, Blanche finds that beauty is not enough to hold, and command, a kingdom against usurpers eager to wrest the Crown...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.15.2009

The Sword of Medina

Before dying, Muhammad left his jeweled sword, al-Ma'thur, to A'isha, telling her to use it in the jihad to come. But what if the jihad is against her own people? With the fate of her people at stake, A'isha will need to overcome the 20 years of bad blood between her and Muhammad's nephew, Ali. Will their desire to preserve the future of their people and their faith unite them--or...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.15.2008

The Jewel of Medina

Born in seventh century Arabia and married at age nine, A'isha bint Abi Bakr would become the favorite wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and one of the most revered women in the Muslim faith. The Jewel of Medina illuminates the difficult path Aisha confronted making the transition from a girl whose destiny was determined by men to the beloved wife and confident of the founder of Islam...

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Sherry's Latest Blogs

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Feb.21.2012 - 1:23 pm

Help! My Character Is Trying To Kill Me

Have I created a monster? Last night, Blanche de Castille – the White Queen of France and the evil mother-in-law in my forthcoming...

Feb.18.2012 - 10:51 am

Start Writing, or Shut Up

Here's a question for all those folks who say to me, "I want to write, but I can't find the time." What do you expect from me? Sympathy? Hand-holding? A motivational speech?...

Dec.21.2011 - 2:10 pm

Win an Advance Copy of "Four Sisters, All Queens!"

Dear Reader, For the new year, I'm offering five advance reading copies of "Four Sisters, All Queens," my forthcoming historical novel about four sisters in 13th-century Provence...

Dec.19.2011 - 6:06 pm

"Blog" rhymes with "slog," and with good reason!

Blog, blog, blog! Lots of writers are blogging their fingers to the bone, and for what? In hopes of stimulating sales of their books, that’s what. But — is there a better...

Comments from Sherry

Feb.25.2012 - 5:43 pm

In response to: How The Mother Daughter Relationship Changes And Evolves

Daughters

Terrific post! I know just what you mean about a teenage daughter's being inconsiderate -- mine used up all my...

Feb.25.2012 - 1:08 pm

In response to: Start Writing, or Shut Up

Grace

Yes, G., I admit that murmuring words of encouragement would be the gracious response to those who say they want to...

Feb.25.2012 - 1:04 pm

In response to: Start Writing, or Shut Up

Curmudgeon

Thanks for the feedback, Earl! Perusing your site here, I see that "curmudgeon" is your personal mythology. Which is in...

Feb.22.2012 - 9:25 am

In response to: Help! My Character Is Trying To Kill Me

Bismarcks

Watch out for those Bismarcks, Dolores! They will clog your arteries and bring you down. Smiling. ;)

Feb.19.2012 - 3:35 pm

In response to: Start Writing, or Shut Up

Writing in place

Excellent, Katherine! You've psyched yourself out of desk-mania. Maybe you should write a blog post about it!

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Mar.02.2011

The Sword of Medina

Published by Rose and Thorn Journal

"Above all, Jones narrates Islamic history as a love story. She makes it a story of choices, struggle and reform, rather than subjugation and mindless obedience."

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About Sherry

Author of two published books of historical fiction with a third, "Four Sisters, All Queens," scheduled for publication May 1, 2012 by Simon and Schuster's Gallery Books. Best known for the internationally best-selling "The Jewel of Medina" and its critcially...

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Connections

Causes Sherry Jones Supports

ACLU, Save Our Wild Salmon, Greenpeace, Spokane Mother and Children's Free Restaurant, Mercy Fund, public radio, Slow Food USA

Sherry’s Favorite Books

Vanity Fair, Music and Silence, The Satanic Verses, A Secret History of Love, Victory over Japan, Restoration, The Brothers Karamazov, The Hidden Hand,...