In the novel, "Book of a Thousand Days", author Shannon Hale got her inspiration from a story "Maid Maleen" by the Brother Grimm. Like that tale, in this story, a maid Dashti stays with Lady Saren as she is locked in a tower for seven years after she refuses to marry a man she has been promised to.
Dashti provides support for Lady Saren, as the imprisonment tests both their sanity and their survival. This novel is told in a diary format and Dashti's voice is the one through which we find the story told. It is a wonderful fantasy novel, and the characters are richly drawn.
Will Dashti and Lady Saren survive this time or will they find a way to escape and make it through a new adventure? Again, this is a tale so well told, you want to keep reading to find out how the story will end. You may also want to go back and read the original tale by the Brother Grimm and compare the two stories, as well.
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