Les Amants de Gibraltar, Paperback Book, By: Dominique Baudis

How to avoid the capture of Constantinople? Emperor Justinian II and his advisor Angelo's come up with a plan: divert the thrust of the Arab armies towards Hispania; promote their entry into Europe through the Pillars of Hercules, this strait that separates Hispania from the Maghreb. Ambassador and spy, disguised as a monk or a Venetian, Angelo's will be the man of this mission: from Damascus to Ceuta, from Tangier to Kairouan, borrowing galley and camels, manipulating the emirs, spying on the Caliph, Angelo's leads the characters as he pleases. of this sumptuous historical epic. Will he succeed? Stronger than all the intrigues, the love between Florida the Berber and Tarak the warrior will provoke the invasion of Spain. Since that day, the rock which dominates the strait bears the name of its conqueror: Djebel Tarak, the mountain of Tarak. Gibraltar.