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The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights by Cameron Dokey
5.0
The story behind The Arabian Nights.
After his wife betrays him, Shahrayar vows to take a new wife once each month, but to keep her only one night, killing her in the morning. Shahrazad, the 17-year-old blind daughter of a blind storyteller, comes up with a dangerous plan to thaw the king's cold heart. She will begin a story that will not be finished in the morning. Shahrazad, like the characters in the stories she weaves like magic, is a smart, strong woman who is not afraid to speak her mind.
Fans of the original Arabian Nights will love this inventive and well-written retelling.
After his wife betrays him, Shahrayar vows to take a new wife once each month, but to keep her only one night, killing her in the morning. Shahrazad, the 17-year-old blind daughter of a blind storyteller, comes up with a dangerous plan to thaw the king's cold heart. She will begin a story that will not be finished in the morning. Shahrazad, like the characters in the stories she weaves like magic, is a smart, strong woman who is not afraid to speak her mind.
Fans of the original Arabian Nights will love this inventive and well-written retelling.