Loved this book! Hale took the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "Maid Maleen" and wove this fantastic story of Dashti, the maid of Lady Saren. Lady Saren is in love with Khan Tegus, but is promised by her father to Lord Khasar, a vicious man. When Saren refuses to marry Lord Khasar, her father locks Saren and Dashti into a tower for seven years. This is their story told through the diary of Dashti.
Audience: girls
Genre: fantasy, fairy tale
Topics: Mongolia, yaks, nobility vs. commoners, war, diary, strong female character, commitment, hardship, healing songs, making hard choices, cats, romance
Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 5 of 5
Note: would pair this with Jessica Day George's Princess of the Midnight Ball...both have strong characters and are based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
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sounds pretty good. I think I'm going to read it
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