![]() “Would you have preferred if your grandson starved for hours after his birth while I awaited Bint al-Daya’s presence? Your Ghomara Berbers caused the delay for they did not go to her nor inform you of my request until four days after little Yusuf’s birth. Moraima rocked her boy and circled the room with his tiny head tucked under her chin. You’ve spoiled the child for any other woman’s milk! He won’t suckle from the wet-nurses the midwife has brought.” “What have I done? What is this accusation, my Sultan?” You’ll still earn dinars while caring for the boy and his mother, midwife.” Then Abu’l-Hasan Ali rounded on Moraima. How can Moraima ensure the survival of her family, shattered by warfare and betrayal? The united Catholic monarchs Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon gain ground steadily, encroaching upon Granada, while dynastic rivalries fracture the Moorish kingdom from within the palace. ![]() ![]() Her husband’s realm endures terrible odds in battles against dangerous foes. In fifteenth-century Moorish Spain, Moraima, wife of the last Sultan of Granada faces an uncertain future. ![]()
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