• The Spirit of the Times
    by Justin Newland

  • 📅 Tour Runs: 7th – 20th September 2026

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  • ABOUT THE BOOK

  • In fourteenth-century Central Asia, Karia is a young woman living under the yoke of Mongol occupation. But she’s different. She’s a fighter with supernatural powers. She could use them to keep the Black Plague at bay and solve the mystery of the purple skies at dawn – if only she could overcome her self-doubt.


    Travelling in caravans on the Silk Road, she faces dangers seen and unseen – from sandstorms and slave traders to the desert djinn and folk who believe she’s a witch. She fears losing Abi, her little cousin, who’s fascinated by roses and the dance of the Whirling Dervishes of Bukhara.


    When Karia falls in love with an English sailor fleeing the Knights Hospitaller, they sail to England with Abi to unravel the meaning of the purple skies, a dance, a posy tree, and a ring of roses.

    The Spirit of the Times is part history, part fiction and part speculation: on the origin of disease; the power of innocence; the unfortunate aspects of custom and dogma; and humanity’s ability to respond to the governing influence or spirit of the times.

  • 📚 Book Details
    Genre: Historical Fiction
    Format Available: eBook • 7x Prints for UK Reviews
    Tour Type: Reviews • Extracts • Guest Posts
    Page Count: 346 pages
    Standalone / Series: Standalone
    Publisher: The Book Guild
    Perfect for Fans Of: Diana Gabaldon • Kate Mosse

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