The Shadow King
Writer : Maaza Mengiste
Publisher : Canongate Books
Category : Fantasy Fiction
ISBN Number : 9781838851170
Type : Paper back
Page Count :
448 pages
Language : English
Published Date :
20th September, 2020
Ethiopia, 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade.
Hirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers?
The Shadow King was in the shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020. This book is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war.
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