The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

448 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
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Ethiopia, 1935. With the threat of Mussolini’s army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie’s army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men befor...

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