Johnston, E.K. A
Thousand Nights, 295 pgs. Hyperion,
2015. $18.99. Language: G; Mature Content: PG; Violence
PG.
Lo-Melkhiin has killed each of his wives soon after marrying them. Most do not survive the first night. Now, 300 wives later, he has come looking for
a new wife. Our protagonist (she who
must not be named until the last chapter) does not want Lo-Melkiin to take her
more beautiful sister, so she dresses in her sister’s finest clothes in the
hopes that the Lo-Melkiin will take her instead. He does.
Surprisingly, she survives night after night, and her stitches and words
seem to take on a life of their own. As
her life hangs in the balance, she must decide if she is strong enough to take
on her husband and those that are with him to safeguard the lives of potential
future brides should she fail.
Johnston
has a lyric writing style and her prose brings the Persian lifestyle and desert
to life. Because of unfamiliar
terminology, I wouldn’t recommend this book for younger than middle school.
MS, HS - ADVISABLE.
Michelle in the Middle
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