A captivating novel that entwines the present with tales from The Thousand and One Nights. A story of solidarity between women facing adversity who never give up on the path to freedom. From the far off palaces of Baghdad to deeply inhospitable scen...

A captivating novel that entwines the present with tales from The Thousand and One Nights. A story of solidarity between women facing adversity who never give up on the path to freedom. From the far off palaces of Baghdad to deeply inhospitable scenes in the present day, the women in this novel must pass a series of tests, experience dizzying passions, be dazzled by enticing promises, and suffer all manner of misfortune, betrayal and heartbreak. There is nothing so powerful as the awareness that they are part of a plan hatched centuries before, of being fundamental aspects in the completion of a dream.