Characters, conflicts, literary elements, and theme of book of a thousand days. A thousand days winner, national book awards 1966 for history and biography. Shannon hale s book of a thousand days 2007 has all the elements of a classic, young adult fantasy novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Her books for the adult crowd are austenland soon to be a major motion picture, midnight in austenland, and the actor and the housewife. A young girl is a servant to a weakminded and weakwilled lady and ends up fighting her fights for. To ask other readers questions about book of a thousand days, please sign up. For some time id wanted to reimagine the grimms brothers fairy tale maid maleen but had every intention of creating a fantasy world like others id written before. Book of a thousand days when dashti, a maid, and lady saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for sarens refusal to marry a man she despises, the. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength.
Angry at her for not marrying the ruler of a nearby kingdom, lady sarens father locks her and her maid in a tower. Click to read more about the book of a thousand days by shannon hale. This book, written as a diary of a ladys maid named dashti, begins when she and her mistress. Shannon hales book of a thousand days is a riveting read that allows you to see into the soul of a young girl. She has two standalone books for young readers book of a thousand days, a cybils award winner. Shannon hale, quote from book of a thousand days tegus, im leaving this book behind for you, so you will know the why of it all, and maybe youll forgive me, or maybe youll think me false and reprehensible. Book of a thousand days by shannon hale everyday reading. Book of a thousand days is loosely based around the little known brothers grimm fairy tale called maid maleen. As a person from the plains, she is looked down on as a mucker, a lowclass citizen, by nobility.
I can honestly say that book of a thousand days is one of the best. It is possibly even better than the twilight saga, and thats saying something. When dashti, a maid, and lady saren, her mistress, are s. The narrator and the writer of the book of a thousand days, fifteenyearold dashti leaves the plains where she was raised to find work in a nearby city after her mother passes away. Anne of the thousand days by anderson maxwell abebooks. I can honestly say that book of a thousand days is one of the best books i have ever read. The characters, the plot line, and the themes all tie together to make an.
Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the. Anne of the thousand days play in two acts by anderson, maxwell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of a thousand days by shannon hale at the best online ebook storage. Hale river secrets delivers another winning fantasy, this time inventively fleshing out the obscure grimm tale, maid maleen, through the expressive and earthy voice of dashti, maid to lady saren. Retellings of fairy tales may be quite common, but a retelling of the maid maleen fairy tale. Themes of friendship and loyalty elevate this fairytale romance, in which sensible, loyal maid dashti serves a harsh sentence alongside lady saren, who has refused an arranged marriage. Its probably just as well that that fairy tale itself isnt commonly known, since hale sticks close to the original in many plot points. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of book of a thousand days by shannon hale.
This summary of book of a thousand days includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. In 2004 i started writing a book that would become book of a thousand days. Download and read online for free the book of a thousand days by shannon hale. Like the original tale a young girl is locked in a tower for 7 years by her father and when released finds her kingdom gone to marauders. Book of a thousand days by shannon hale thriftbooks. I couldnt stand the thought of your reading all my words unless i knew for certain that id never have to. Book of a thousand days presentation by angela yang on prezi. The book of a thousand days by shannon hale free download. The book of a thousand days by shannon hale librarything.
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