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The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

425 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
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Ethiopia. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilize his strongest men before ...

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