Dimensions
133 x 190 x 19mm
This new title in 'The Royal Diaries' series offers a riveting look at Mayan culture, AD 749, through the eyes of Princess Green Jay, Lady of Palenque.
A political marriage is arranged between the 33-year-old king of Xukpip and Princess Green Jay, the 13-year-old daughter of the king of Lakamha. The two are paired because of similar horoscopes - and Green Jay possesses skills that will be valuable to her husband-to-be: she can read and write.
Author Anna Kirwan relates fascinating aspects of ancient Mayan culture as she shares the young princess's physical and emotional state from the betrothal, with its distressing rituals, through her arduous journey to a foreign land and people, and a husband who is a complete stranger.
