The Storyteller's Daughter

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Summary: romantic, interesting, new
Review: This is the story of Arabian Nights only told in much more detail. The characters are real and the story is wonderful, with romance and plots and stories-within-the-story. The writing is a little weak sometimes, making the story a little confusing, but basically it draws you in and is a great read. I read it in one afternoon at the library; I didn't want to put it down.

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Summary: I Love This Book!!!
Review: This magical story was the inspired by the folktale Arabian Nights. King Shahrayar, a just and loved king, turns his own heart to stone when betrayed by his queen. His people's love turns to hate when he makes a terrible procliamaiton: every night of the full moon, he will take a new wife-- only to kill her the next morning. Shahrazad, the wise blind seventeen-year-old daughter of the the blind storyteller, Maju, and the king's vizier, plans to complete her destiny and reach the king's heart. After telling her tales, a bond of love forms between Shahrazad and Shahrayar that neither can deny or admit. But in order to break the former queen's dying curse, Shahrazad must learn to surrender her heart, and Shahrayar to let his free. This is a truly amazing tale whose magic lingers long after the book is finished.

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Summary: The Storyteller's Daughter
Review: This magical story was the inspired by the folktale Arabian Nights. King Shahrayar, a just and loved king, turns his own heart to stone when betrayed by his queen. His people's love turns to hate when he makes a terrible procliamaiton: every night of the full moon, he will take a new wife-- only to kill her the next morning. Shahrazad, the wise blind seventeen-year-old daughter of the the blind storyteller, Maju, and the king's vizier, plans to complete her destiny by reaching the king's heart. Each night her would begin a story, that would not be finished by morning. There are three stories within this story, all with important morals and lessons to be learned. After telling her tales, a bond of love forms between Shahrazad and Shahrayar that neither can deny or admit. But in order to break the former queen's dying curse, Shahrazad must learn to surrender her heart, and for Shahrayar to let his free. This is a truly amazing tale whose magic lingers long after the book is finished.

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Summary: story teller's daughter
Review: This was a wonderful book I enjoyed it alot. I'd heard the story of Shahrazad before but this was a great inside book told from her pov it was a very sweet fairytale but I probably wouldn't have anyone under 10 read it because it'a a little bit violent and some of the details of the story might be disturbing to them. But all in all it's a great book and I definently recomend it especially for girls.