'The Jewel of Medina' by Sherry Jones

"THE JEWEL of Medina," a novel by journalist Sherry Jones, was originally to be published in August. But Random House decided to drop this historical romance about A'isha, the child bride of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, after an alarm was sounded by an associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Texas. She had been sent the galleys by the publisher, as is customary, seeking nuggets of praise to promote the book.

By Laurel Maury

October 6, 2008