Fencing with the King is a work of fiction. The incidents, dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical and public figures, are products of the author’s imagination and should not be construed as real. Where real-life historical or public figures appear, the situations, incidents, and dialogues concerning those persons are entirely fictional and are not intended to depict actual events or to change the entirely fictional nature of the work.
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Names: Abu-Jaber, Diana, author.
Title: Fencing with the king : a novel / Diana Abu-Jaber.
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