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Book of a Thousand Days
Fantasy
Book of a Thousand Days
Lady Saren and her maid Dashti are sealed in a tower after Saren refuses an arranged marriage. Dashti records their confinement in a journal, using songs, practical skill, and fierce loyalty to keep them alive. Escape brings war, disguise, and the challenge of confronting a ruler whose cruelty has supernatural dimensions. Intimate and resilient, this fantasy is a strong winter read about storytelling, survival, hidden identity, and a servant whose courage changes a kingdom.
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Prolonged confinement; war and violence; fire and injury; death and grief, including parental death; bullying/class prejudice; suicidal thoughts; animal death; domestic abuse references.
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