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207 pp.
| Farrar/Foster |
April, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-39936-8$16.95
(2)
YA
Ten years after the events of Haveli, Shabanu's daughter Mumtaz, fifteen, lives with her grandfather. After he dies, Mumtaz learns she must immediately marry her American cousin. The family's skirmishes, intrigues, and loves give this book the tenor of a dynastic epic, with a touch of the supernatural thrown in. Staples's quick-paced plotting and attention to sensual detail are thoroughly absorbing. Glos.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008