I love anything written by SHANNON HALE. I knew, I was in for a treat with her new fantasy tale, BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS. This story was set in an Asia like Mongolia. A servant girl, Dashti, swore an oath to her new mistress of one day, Lady Sarren, to stay with her no matter what. Dashti, is told by Lady Sarren's father, that his daughter was to be locked up in a tower for a 1000 days for her refusal to marry. Dashti, stood by her oath to serve her new mistress and was bricked up in the prison, to starve, to freeze and to go crazy with wimpy, needy, Lady Sarren.
What I love about Dashti, beside her devotion to her mistress, is her tenacity. She figured out ways that kept them fed and safe. Even after they escape and had found Lady Sarren's kingdom burnt to the ground. Dashti not only found them work in the neighboring kingdom, she had agreed to keep Lady Sarren's identity a secret and at her request, Dashti assumes it. When a prince falls in love with Dashti, she eventually has to reveal herself as a maid. The consequence that followed made me hold my breath and cheer at the ending.
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