The Storyteller's Daughter
by Saira ShahReview by Rose Gao
The Storyteller's Daughter
by Saira Shah
A classical retelling of the story "One Thousand and One Nights" or the "Arabian Nights," it talks about how Shahrazad saved her life by telling the king Shahrayar, 1001 stories before going to bed. Never finishing one story every night, she prolonged her life and ensured the safety of the kingdom's womanhood. Although everyone knows the story, the author added lovely twists that will leave your heart wanting more of Shahrayar and Shahrazad love. This is a very powerful novel spoken in subtlety, gentleness, and the language woven in the cloth of love moves people in so many ways. From this, I learned that no matter what kind of person you are, may you be a millionaire or a blind person, a deaf person or an artist, someone will always look up to you.