Between Love and Honor
A 19th Century, Russia, Audiobook book. "Between Love and Honor" is quite a nice story about a boy growing up between...
In 1839, after decades of conflict, the Russian army and the Muslims of Chechnya are on the verge of a truce. To prove his commitment to peace, warrior chief Imam Shamil offers a hostage: his son Jamal Eddin. But once the truce is signed, the Russians spirit Jamal Eddin back to Russia, where Czar Nicholas “adopts” the boy.Immersed in imperial court life, Jamal Eddin matures into the consummate courtier. Still he maintains his Muslim faith — until he falls in love with a beautiful Russian aristocrat. To marry her Jamal Eddin must convert to Christianity, a sacrifice he is prepared to make. But his devotion to his bride will be pitted against his duty to his homeland when Jamal Eddin is called to take his rightful place leading the Muslims.Based on a true story, this sweeping historical novel chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man torn by impossible choices wrought by love and conflicting loyalties.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 536 pages
- ISBN: 9781611091458 / 1611091454
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I can't believe I am rating this so low, and I have to say, I could not finish it, so maybe the second half is utterly spectacular, but all that I did read was so boring! Excuse my lack of eloquence here, but it was just dull. It's not that nothing happened, big events took place, but they were described in such mind-numbing detail,... The writing style was really dry and I had a hard time getting through this, especially the first ~60% of the book. If I tried reading this before bed, I would be asleep before I even finished 5 pages. Still, I forced myself to finish it because I felt like the subject matter itself was interesting because it's about a period of history... "Between Love and Honor" is quite a nice story about a boy growing up between two different worlds once he is taken from his father's land. It shows the struggle of trying to fit in a world so badly different from your original life. The main make character is quite likeable through most of the book. His romantic life is a disaster...
