{"id":10959,"date":"2025-05-30T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/?p=10959"},"modified":"2025-08-15T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:52:02","slug":"10-historical-novels-set-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/10-historical-novels-set-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Historical Novels Set Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you ever wish you had a time machine to travel back in time or witness momentous events in history, check out these novels to be transported to another time and place. These international historicals will place you in counties around the world in time periods both familiar and unique. From a book set in Canada during an uprising, to novels set in ancient civilizations, to stories about the bravery of Europeans in wartime, these historical novels will keep you up late into the night and spark interest into the real-life stories that inspired them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lawyer-and-the-laundress\/9798400507762?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=lawyerandlaundress&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz\" class=\"wp-image-10997\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0776-2.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lawyer-and-the-laundress\/9798400507762?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=lawyerandlaundress&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lawyer and the Laundress<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Christine Hill Suntz<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Toronto, Canada<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This debut novel from author Christine Hill Suntz is set in 1837 Canada, when a dangerous uprising occurred. With trouble looming in the background, Christine\u2019s novel introduces widower lawyer James and highly educated laundress Sara, who enter into a marriage of convenience to help raise James\u2019s daughter. But when the forces of rebellion threaten to unravel their tidy arrangement, they\u2019ll both need courage to survive.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/as-sure-as-the-sea\/9781496479723?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=assureasthesea&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"As Sure as the Sea by Jamie Ogle\" class=\"wp-image-10998\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7972-3.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/as-sure-as-the-sea\/9781496479723?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=assureasthesea&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As Sure as the Sea<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Jamie Ogle<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Eastern Roman Empire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Set on the Mediterranean Sea during the turbulent Roman Empire, Demi harvests coral and pearls by day and risks her life to provide for other Christians at night. But her routine is disturbed when Nikolas, a new pastor in the area, asks for her help diving to retrieve a fortune that could help those in dire need. As the violence against Christians increases, Demi and Nikolas must cling to their faith and brave what comes next.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-pharisees-wife\/9798400505898?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=phariseeswife&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Pharisee's Wife by Janette Oke\" class=\"wp-image-10999\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/979-8-4005-0589-8-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-pharisees-wife\/9798400505898?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=phariseeswife&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pharisee\u2019s Wife<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Janette Oke<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Israel<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Beloved author Janette Oke turns from the traditional setting of her books, the Canadian West, to set <em>The Pharisee\u2019s Wife<\/em> in first-century Israel. In the novel, Mary\u2019s fate is quickly sealed when a visiting Pharisee sees her beauty and desires her for his wife. As she\u2019s drawn into a new and treacherous life, she also becomes witness to the world\u2019s most life-changing story.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-bachelors-bargain\/9781496473936?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=bachelorsbargain&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Bachelor's Bargain by Catherine Palmer\" class=\"wp-image-11000\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-7393-6.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-bachelors-bargain\/9781496473936?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=bachelorsbargain&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bachelor\u2019s Bargain<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Catherine Palmer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>England<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This marriage-of-convenience romance is set in Regency England, where a marquess jokingly asks a housemaid to marry him, trying to prove his point to his family that he\u2019s too roguish to marry. But when circumstances change and the housemaid takes him up on his offer, the two must work together to keep up appearances so as not to appear in a society column and invite more scandal.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/ladies-of-the-lake\/9781496453549?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=ladiesofthelake&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ladies of the Lake by Cathy Gohlke\" class=\"wp-image-11003\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-5354-9-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/ladies-of-the-lake\/9781496453549?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=ladiesofthelake&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ladies of the Lake<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Cathy Gohlke<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Prince Edward Island, Canada<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In this novel set in the early twentieth century, four young women form a life-changing friendship at a boarding school on Prince Edward Island. They call themselves the Ladies of the Lake and vow to always be there for each other, no matter where life takes them. But years later, after the friendship has been irrevocably torn apart, one of the Ladies of the Lake gets a surprising call inviting her back to where it all began.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-winter-rose\/9781496444226?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=winterrose&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson\" class=\"wp-image-11001\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-winter-rose\/9781496444226?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=winterrose&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Winter Rose<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Melanie Dobson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Vichy France<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This WWII time-slip novel focuses on an American Quaker who works to rescue Jewish children from Germany, through Vichy France. Crossing the Pyrenees with children is treacherous, but the trauma of war will tear the adoptive family apart. Years later, a woman searches for the truth behind what happened in the aftermath.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/chasing-shadows\/9781496437358?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=chasingshadows&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin\" class=\"wp-image-11002\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-3735-8.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/chasing-shadows\/9781496437358?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=chasingshadows&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chasing Shadows<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Lynn Austin<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>The Netherlands<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In this novel, three women\u2019s lives are irrevocably changed, and forever intertwined, by the invasion of the Netherlands during WWII. Lena is a farmer\u2019s wife who starts to question what she\u2019s always believed. Ans is drawn to Resistance work, despite having romantic notions of life in a bustling city. And Miriam is an immigrant, craving the safety she thought she\u2019d found.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/a-voice-in-the-wind\/9781414375496?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=voiceinthewind&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers\" class=\"wp-image-11004\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4143-7549-6-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/a-voice-in-the-wind\/9781414375496?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=voiceinthewind&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Voice in the Wind<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Francine Rivers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Rome<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The first in the beloved Mark of the Lion series from Francine Rivers, <em>A Voice in the Wind <\/em>introduces Hadassah, a Jewish slave girl during the time of Roman gladiators. As she holds firm to her faith in God, she becomes a shining beacon of light in the darkness around her.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/jewel-of-the-nile\/9781496428769?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=jewelofthenile&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar\" class=\"wp-image-11005\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/978-1-4964-2876-9.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/jewel-of-the-nile\/9781496428769?utm_source=internationalhistoricals&amp;utm_medium=jewelofthenile&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jewel of the Nile<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><strong>By Tessa Afshar<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>Egypt and Rome<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Tessa Afshar brings the ancient world to life in this biblical novel set in the Kingdom of Cush and the Roman Empire. Growing up, Chariline knew nothing of her father, except his country of origin. 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