{"product_id":"the-desert-healer-9781513277851","title":"The Desert Healer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Desert Healer\u003c\/i\u003e (1923) is a romance novel by English author E.M. Hull. Hull’s novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sheikh\u003c\/i\u003e (1919) sold millions of copies following the release of a 1921 film of the same name. Part of a tradition of Orientalist fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Desert Healer\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Sheik\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sons of the Sheik\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), have proven both controversial and popular, and now serve as a reminder of the ways in which British subjects imagined themselves in relation to the colonial world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbandoned by his wife, heartbroken at the loss of his child, Carew has taken to the desert to work as a mercenary, healer, and mediator between local authority figures. Content to live as a shadow of his former self, Carew forsakes Western civilization for the limitlessness and anonymity of the Algerian desert. Journeying on horseback one day, he hears the screams of a woman in the midst of being kidnapped, and reluctantly saves her life. Disheveled and barely conscious, Marny Gerardine, an Englishwoman, asks for her savior’s name. Pretending to be an Arab, Carew maintains his disguise and, after a night spent resting in his shelter, brings the woman home to Algiers. There, she fears the return of her abusive husband Clyde, who will find a way—as always—to blame her for the attack. Recalling the kindness of her gentle rescuer, she wonders if he is thinking of her, if they will see one another once more. \u003ci\u003eThe Desert Healer\u003c\/i\u003e is romance novel by a master of English popular fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of E.M. Hull’s \u003ci\u003eThe Desert Healer\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English romance fiction reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E. M. Hull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283963851003,"sku":"9781513277851","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e366b4bd-026a-4e5a-bd62-1d2fb21e5cbf.jpg?v=1771382743","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-desert-healer-9781513277851","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}