Riccardo Camb Camb itibaren 78240 Saint-Germain, France
I could not put this book down yesterday. The tale is a story in a story. A young woman who has been chosen for the 8th wife of a wealthy man awaits her death. He has bargained for a virgin when she well knows she is not. Luckily, he has to leave before bedding her and when he comes back he falls ill, giving her a few chances to escape, albeit she fails every time. A eunuch named Lalit becomes interested in her wild eyes and her need to escape. To pass the time, she tells him a story, of a young man who is a thief and master of disguise happening upon a locket. The locket has a picture of a young woman, who is the daughter of a god and he has set it up so the first person who finds the locket will become a hero and save his daughter from her marriage to the demon king. I just loved the way this book read, so melodic and fantastical.