The Shadow King By Maaza Mengiste & Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi 2 Books Collection Set

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The Shadow King:
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. 

Burnt Sugar:
In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, took a hapless artist for a lover, rebelled against every social expectation of a good Indian woman - all with her young child in tow.

9780241441510  9781838851170

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The Shadow King By Maaza Mengiste & Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi 2 Books Collection Set 

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