The intricate, glittering piece was her only order this month, but Alizeh nursed a secret hope that the gown would conjure clients on its own, for such fashionable commissions were, after all, the direct result of an envy born only in a ballroom, around a dinner table. She tugged up her skirts and shifted nearer the fire, careful lest she destroy the garment she still owed the illegitimate daughter of the Lojjan ambassador. She often wished she were a body with hinges, that she might throw open a door in her chest and fill its cavity with coal, then kerosene.
Soot stained her skin and skirts in haphazard streaks: smudges along the crest of a cheek, a dusting of yet more darkness above one eye. I cannot wait for more.ALIZEH STITCHED IN THE KITCHEN by the light of star and fire, sitting, as she often did, curled up inside the hearth. Mafi's diamond-bright lyrical voice weaves a tale that is gilded in magic, laced with subterfuge, adorned with the brocade of a tortuous romance, and richly embroidered with Persian mythology. "This story is so magical and transportive that I fully expected the book would know the moment I'd finished - within hours, no less - and promptly unravel into a pile of jewels and silks in my hands.
Prepare to be destroyed-this one will wrench at your heart and make it pound, and in the end it will leave you entirely speechless." - Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series Rich with clever prose, delicious twists, and breathtaking world building. " This Woven Kingdom is an exquisite fantasy. "In a tale as exquisitely crafted as one of Alizeh's own garments, Mafi weaves a spell of destiny and danger, forbidden love and courtly intrigue, magic and revolution." - Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours Captivating readers from the very first chapter.A magnetic series opener that will delight fans of Mafi's previous series." - Booklist " illustrious tale of magic, court intrigue, and romance. "Mafi complements rich worldbuilding with lushly descriptive, sensorial prose that inspires the novel's mythological backdrop, against which plays out an emotional plot, and a tortured romance, layered with court intrigue." - Publishers Weekly Gut-wrenchingly beautiful." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Magic, political intrigue, and forbidden love collide in Mafi's tale inspired by Islamic tradition and the Persian epic poem the Shahnameh.Richly textured, descriptive prose coupled with agonizing romance combine in this fantastical epic.
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