With Shannon Hale?s lyrical language, this little-known classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset in a land inspired by the Asian steppes; it is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance, drama and disguise.
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
September 2007
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Featuring: Lady Saren; Dashti
320 pages ISBN: 1599900513 EAN: 9781599900513 Hardcover Add to Wish List
When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of Sarenโs refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment.
As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed and comfortable. With the arrival outside the tower of Sarenโs two suitorsโone welcome, the other decidedly less soโthe girls are confronted with both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows.
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