by E.K.Johnston (Author)
"Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to my village, looking for a wife." When Lo-Melkhiin - a formidable king - arrives at her desert home, she knows that he will take her beautiful sister for a wife. Desperate to save her sister from certain death, she makes the ultimate sacrifice - leaving home and family behind to live with a fearful man. But it seems that a strange magic flows between her and Lo-Melkhiin, and night after night, she survives. Finding power in storytelling, the words she speaks are given strange life of their own. Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. But she dreams of bigger, more terrible magic: power enough to save a king ...if only she can stop her heart from falling for a monster. Set against a harsh desert backdrop, A Thousand Nights by E K Johnston is an evocative tale of love, mystery and magic that would not feel out of place if Scheherazade herself were telling it. And perhaps she is...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 22 Oct 2015
ISBN 10: 1447284119
ISBN 13: 9781447284116
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Scheherazade weaves a magical tale of love and survival in this captivating retelling of Arabian Nights