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 before the Italians invade. Hirut
and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury
the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia
quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale.
She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his
guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have
predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of
Italy's most vicious officers?The Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted
and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a
woman at war.
The Shadow King - Maaza Mengiste
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