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title: "The Jewel of Medina: A Novel"
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# The Jewel of Medina: A Novel

**Brand:** sherry jones
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- **What is this?** The Jewel of Medina: A Novel by sherry jones
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## Customer Reviews

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    I Couldn't Do It
  

*by H***M on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2013*

Like some other reviewers, I wanted to like this book, and I want to be kind to Sherry Jones, but I had to threw in the towel around 100 pages in.  This was around where Aisha, a 12 yr old girl, gets into a sword fight in the Medina market.  We know child brides existed in 7th century Arabia---they exist in 21st century Arabia---and I can easily believe a feisty spirit, but swinging a sword to effect requires the kind of physical strength you do not find in most modern adult men.  And, sword fighting requires the kind of skill that comes only from a life-time of training and fighting.  The fight scene was simply preposterous.Furthermore, Aisha was not just another 12 yr old girl as we might think of 12 yr old girls, she had been in "purdah" for 6 yrs.  That is, she had been locked in, in the traditional manner.  Who is seriously training 6 yr old girls to fight with the sword, and where is she developing her strength and skill?  Which brings up another point:  "purdah" is not an Arabic word.  As other reviewers have pointed out (not necessarily on the Amazon site), in telling the story of Aisha, Sherry Jones uses words and ideas that range very far, in time and space, from 7th Century Arabia.In other words, "Jewel of Medina" disappoints twice.  Good historical fiction can give wonderful insight into a world far removed from the reader's own life.  "Jewel" does not do that, and the writing, I am sorry to say, is slow and wooden.  In other words, you are worse off for having read "Jewel".  First, it is not a pleasure to read.  Second, if you knew nothing about 7th century Arabia, you know less than nothing for having reading "Jewel" because you now have false ideas about 7th century Arabia.As for the figure of Muhammad...let's just say there are shelves filled with books that tell what is wrong with the description of the man in "Jewel".

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    How is this a scandal?
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2009*

I didn't choose this book because of the scandal that surrounded it, although I think Random House is full of cowards to refuse to publish ANY book just because someone complains. But the book just wasn't that big of a deal. The writing was so-so, the research thorough if not particularly useful - A'isha is as much a legend as the Prophet is, and I don't mean that in a good way - but the story failed to ignite. And that sex-scene everyone protested isn't even in the book. No sex is described. So I don't know what the complaints about that were from.Overall, the book was typical of fiction these days: all fluff, no substance. She's about as talented as every other dime-novelist pushing stuff out by the barrel these days. She does do a good job of imagining A'isha's frustration at being locked down just because she's a woman; and if that's what everyone was protesting, well, reality bites back occasionally. But overall, the book is most certainly NOT worth the excitement it engendered prior to its publishing. Why did anyone waste the time?

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    A Captivating Read
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021*

This story was very well written and held the reader's attention for the duration. The plot kept you guessing what would happen next and there was a perfect mix of action, love, and emotion to hook the reader. I would recommend reading!

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