The Book of a Thousand Days

By: Shannon Hale and James Noel Smith

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Synopsis: When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for Saren's 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. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren's two suitors--one welcome, and the other decidedly less so--brings both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows. With Shannon Hale's lyrical language, this forgotten but classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance, drama and disguise.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 307 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781599900513
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 08/06/09
Copyrighted By:: Shannon Hale
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:: Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:: Preciss International
Proofread By:: Preciss International
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.