Anahita's Woven Riddle
Sayres, Meghan Nuttall
Anahita's Woven Riddle - Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2006 - 361
In this enchanting historical novel, a nomad in nineteenth-century Iran takes fate into her own hands when her father promises her in marriage to a man she dislikes. Anahita convinces her father to let her hold a contest in which potential suitors must correctly answer the riddle she has woven into her wedding carpet. A diplomat, a schoolteacher, a shepherd, and a prince compete in Anahita's battle of wits for the heart of this extraordinary girl.
978-0-8109-9548-2
Juvenile Fiction
Middle East
People and Places
Anahita's Woven Riddle - Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2006 - 361
In this enchanting historical novel, a nomad in nineteenth-century Iran takes fate into her own hands when her father promises her in marriage to a man she dislikes. Anahita convinces her father to let her hold a contest in which potential suitors must correctly answer the riddle she has woven into her wedding carpet. A diplomat, a schoolteacher, a shepherd, and a prince compete in Anahita's battle of wits for the heart of this extraordinary girl.
978-0-8109-9548-2
Juvenile Fiction
Middle East
People and Places