Every Rising Sun A Novel

Jamila Ahmed, Sulin Hasso

eAudio - 2023

"Sulin Hasso's melodic narration transports listeners to the twelfth-century Seljuk Empire (Persia) for a sumptuous retelling of ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS."- AudioFileIn this riveting take on One Thousand and One Nights, Shaherazade, at the center of her own story, uses wit and political mastery to navigate opulent palaces brimming with treachery and the perils of the Third Crusade as her Persian homeland teeters on the brink of destruction.In twelfth century, Persia, clever and dreamy Shaherazade stumbles on the Malik's beloved wife entwined with a lover in a sun-dappled courtyard. When Shaherazade recounts her first tale, the story of this infidelity, to the Malik, she sets the Seljuk Empire on fire. Enraged at his w...ife's betrayal, the once-gentle Malik beheads her. But when that killing does not quench his anger, the Malik begins to marry and behead a new bride each night. Furious at the murders, his... more