{"product_id":"mirage-9781250126436","title":"Mirage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Somaiya Daud's debut novel is a YA marvel that will shock breath into your lungs. If you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Wrath and the Dawn \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChildren of Blood and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMirage \u003c\/i\u003ewill captivate you.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrincess. Rebel. Spy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Amani is forced into her new role, she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty--and her time with the princess' fianc , Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful and necessary meditation on finding strength in one's culture.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Top Pick of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomaiya Daud \u003c\/b\u003eis a twenty-something writer and PhD candidate at the University of Washington. A former bookseller in the children's department at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, Somaiya is passionate about Arabic poetry, the stars, and the Gothic novel. \u003ci\u003eMirage\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50677153923346,"sku":"9781250126436","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_152e1f75-f687-4b84-9f0d-b2ecdd5c69fe.jpg?v=1733889874","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mirage-9781250126436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}