Jane Downing Ordre des livres

Set in 1866 Zanzibar, the story follows Sayyida Salmé, who is in the harem awaiting forgiveness for her role in a rebellion against her brother, the Sultan. Amidst the tension, her life takes a turn when she hears merchant Heinrich Ruete singing nearby. This moment sparks a sense of hope and possibility for Salmé, hinting at a transformative journey ahead as she navigates her complicated circumstances and yearns for freedom and connection.

Marianne finds she has inherited the ancestral home - maybe because of her curious connection with her adventurous ancestor, Mary Anne Clarissa Purcell. Then she discovers the existence of a sunken treasure ship. While the present, for Marianne, contains the possibility of romance and adventure, the past, for Mary Anne, confronts the tension of missionary ambitions and chiefly power struggles, the loneliness of one of the first woman adventurers in the Pacific and the possible discovery of the Lost Tribe.