Book of a Thousand Days. When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world. As food runs low and the weather changes from broiling hot to unbearably cold, it is all Dashti can do to make them comfortable in their dark prison. Book of a Thousand Days is a wonderful, amusing and thoughtful book that promotes a protagonist who isn't beautiful, but relies on her wits and her inherent good nature to survive. Dashti really epitomizes the old saying 'do good unto others' because proves it daily/5(). · Free download or read online Book of a Thousand Days pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in September 1st , and was written by Shannon Hale. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are Dashti, Lady Saren.4/5.
Shannon Hale based "Book of a Thousand Days" on the fairy tale "Maid Maleen" as recorded by the Grimm bothers. She changed the story from the original to bring us the story of Dashti the mucker girl. Dashti is a mucker girl who has lost her family and she becomes the servant to Saren a gentry lady. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale About the book. When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of 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. Book of a Thousand Days was a good book, yes, but it never really gripped me. It simply wouldn't be the first Shannon Hale I'd suggest to someone. Also, it was written in diary format which I generally find tedious (I was all about the diary form books when I was a kid, though), so I was sort of turned off to it from the start.
Free download or read online Book of a Thousand Days pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in September 1st , and was written by Shannon Hale. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are Dashti, Lady Saren. From New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale comes a Brothers Grimm fairy tale retelling about mistaken identity and love gone awry. When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world. Book of a Thousand Days is a young adult fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. It is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Maid Maleen.
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