At fourteen, Alis has never been outside her strict religious community. But when her parents arrange for her to marry a forty-year-old man, she flees desperately to the dangerous, unfamiliar city. She learns quickly that the only way to survive there is to become a thief—or worse. Facing an impossible choice between a forced marriage or life on the streets, Alis seizes control of her own fate. But the path she chooses sets off a disastrous chain of events that leave her accused of murder. Steadfastly loyal, Alis must decide: will she betray a loved one or sacrifice herself? Hmm...I haven't read historical fiction in a while and this looks like an interesting plot. Strong female character plus forced marriage plus adventure on the streets equals a good book, I think. As I haven't really heard anything about Alis yet, I'm not going to get my hopes too high, but I'm crossing my fingers that this book won't prove my little hunch wrong. I think it'll be quite good.
Oh. Just did a little google search and found out that this book has been released in the UK for quite a while. Well. I think it still qualifies for a Waiting on Wednesday post. I'm not in the UK, am I? :P
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Ooh - thanks for the tip. Looks like it got good reviews on amazon.co.uk
ReplyDeleteThis looks really interesting. Definitely going on my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteI have an ARC of this in my TBR pile- I can't wait to get to it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't know that it had been released in the UK for a while. That's weird.
Is the author from the UK? It would work for Bridge the Gap. I think it sounds good though, thanks for posting the summary!!
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Forced marriage and adventures on the streets, hmm, pretty cool.
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