Uproar shocks author of Muslim novel

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:00 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Sherry Jones' fictional "The Jewel of Medina," which centers on the child bride of prophet Muhammad, was pulled by Random House, and picked up by Beaufort Books. But now the author is having trouble getting the controversial novel in bookstores.

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