Summary
Jamila Ahmed: Every Sunrise
"A stunning novel that celebrates the legacy of the famous Scheherazade!" - Kirkus Night after night, Scheherazade told stories to survive. This is her confession. Kerman, XII century. An imaginative and beautiful girl named Scheherazade, of extraordinary talent for storytelling and lovely beauty, wished she had never opened the door and caught Fataneh-hatun in adultery. A secret, heavy as lead, tormented the indecisive Scheherazade - will she break Malik's heart by revealing it? When he finds out about the infidelity, Emperor Shahriar sentences Fatana to execution. Such a decision did not quench his hunger for revenge or anger. On the contrary, every night Emperor Shahriar marries a new bride, who is taken away to be executed the next morning, Kerman burns in the flames of unrest because of Malik's decisions and the executed girls. Guilt eats at Scheherazade until she comes up with a solution: she will marry the emperor and remind him of the person he once was... "In a new interpretation of the famous story of Scheherazade from 1001 Nights, author Jamila Ahmed brings us the story from Scheherazade's perspective in the first person, and with it all the girl's fears and hopes." - Publishers Weekly "Weaving magical fable and true historical events, Every Sunrise confirmed the writer's talent." - Parades "A magically written novel - developed characters and wonderful stories are a recipe for success." - Booklist
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