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Sherry Jones
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Sherry Jones

Author and journalist Sherry Jones is perhaps best known for her international bestseller The Jewel of Medina. She is currently working on her next historical novel about the storied lovers Heloise and Abelard to be published by Gallery Books.Visit... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Love is a verb." Also, "You don't get what you don't ask for."
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My life in 8 words: "So many books to write, so little time!"
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Four Sisters, All Queens will be released on May 08, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Sherry Jones Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Love is a verb." Also, "You don't get what you don't ask for." Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Compassion. Integrity. Humor. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. I'm doing it, right now, writing novels and selling them all over the world. Q. What’s your best quality? A. Empathy. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. I would be a much better pianist. I play classical piano but it's such a struggle. I love it, and would so love to feel at ease while making beautiful music. Learn more about Sherry Jones

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Southern Pines Pilot, May 13, 2012
...Sherry Jones is perhaps best known for her controversial novels, "The Jewel of Medina" and "The Sword of Medina," international best-sellers about the life of A'isha, who married the...
New Criterion, May 1, 2012
...who relied on hagiographic scholarship to embellish her caftan-ripping chick-lit. No matter. A handful of American academics found Sherry Jones’ book “very ugly,” “stupid,” and, in a strange Orientalist endorsement of terror alert levels, a...
Telegraph, March 8, 2012
...potentially inflammatory topics in Islam and other religions. Even romantic novelists have been the subject of threats, as Sherry Jones found to her cost when her sentimental treatment of Mohammeds wife, Aisha, was rejected by Random House in the United...
Telegraph, March 8, 2012
...potentially inflammatory topics in Islam and other religions. Even romantic novelists have been the subject of threats, as Sherry Jones found to her cost when her sentimental treatment of Mohammeds wife, Aisha, was rejected by Random House in the United...
Campus Watch, March 3, 2012
...at the last minute a historical romance novel about Mohammed's wife, Jewel of Medina, by American writer Sherry Jones. They did so to protect "the safety of the author, employees of Random House, booksellers and anyone else who would be involved in...
seattlepi.com, February 24, 2012
...Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 09:42 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2012 Sherry's first book...
Blogcritics.org, February 24, 2012
...Weve all seen the television programs of EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and doctors racing patients into the emergency room to save their lives. Those depictions are usually heroic, and occasionally, they show a quirky patient, or the exhaustion felt by the...
Knox News Sentinel, May 14, 2012
...Metro Courthouse while learning the ropes in the House. Four members of Davidson County's legislative delegation -- Sherry Jones, Janis Sontany, Brenda Gilmore and, most recently, Jim Gotto -- served out their final nine months or so on the council after...
Southern Pines Pilot, May 13, 2012
...Sherry Jones is perhaps best known for her controversial novels, "The Jewel of Medina" and "The Sword of Medina," international best-sellers about the life of A'isha, who married the...
Fayetteville Observer, May 13, 2012
...of "Listening to Color," will be at The Country Bookshop at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17: Sherry Jones, author of "Four Sisters, All Queens," will be at The Country Bookshop at 11 a.m. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. Box lunches will be available...
Poten & Partners, May 3, 2012
...me," he said. A secret committee of nine attorneys in the bar association choose the recipient, said Sherry Jones, the group's spokeswoman. "The winner has to have integrity," she said. "With someone like Tim, just when you meet him you know he's a guy of...
Individual.com, May 3, 2012
...me," he said. A secret committee of nine attorneys in the bar association choose the recipient, said Sherry Jones, the group's spokeswoman. "The winner has to have integrity," she said. "With someone like Tim, just when you meet him you know he's a guy of...
NewsChannel 5, May 3, 2012
...the GOP as much as possible. However I would say the case of putting two long-time Democratic lawmakers (Sherry Jones & Mike Stewart) does seem a little strange. Republican leaders said they had to do in order to meet the changing demographics and...
NewsChannel 5, May 3, 2012
...Turner seems to give Democrats the chance to save several seats including the ones held by Nashville Democrats Sherry Jones and Mike Stewart. We will talk in-depth with Representative Turner about redistricting and its long-term implications, along with...