You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

448 pages first pub 2019 (view editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

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 mobilise his strongest men befor...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...