City of a Thousand Dolls was her debut novel. She lives in Oregon with her husband and her cat. Readers who flock to lush, romantic fantasies like the Graceling series and Tamora Pierce's Bloodhound books will be won over by Nisha and her poignant, emotional journey through the captivating world of City of a Thousand Dolls.Įxtras included in the paperback edition.Ībout Miriam ForsterMiriam Forster is a recovering barista and former bookseller who is obsessed with anthropology, British television, and stories of all kinds. until one by one, girls around her start to die. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, never letting herself imagine a life outside the walls. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the remote estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child. (Feb.City of a Thousand DollsAuthor: Miriam ForsterPublisher: HarperTeenCategory: Adventure Books for Kids, Fantasy Books for KidsAge Group: 12-17Book Format: PaperbackThe girl with no past-and no future-may be the only one who can save their lives.
Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Agency. Dolls trains girls to be musicians, healers, and. The ending has a touch of deus ex machina, but readers will gladly follow Forster into a presumed sequel. Created by the emperor as a home for orphaned girls, the City of a Thousand. Set in a magically isolated Empire with a strict caste system, a two-child limit, and telepathic cats, Forster’s well-crafted story and confident prose are rich, packed with small details that immerse readers in her sumptuously imagined world. With time running out, Nisha tries to find out what happened to the girls, uncovering her own lost past along the way. Just as her wish seems within reach, the deaths of several girls make Nisha a valuable pawn, now destined to be sold as a slave. As Matron’s assistant, Nisha isn’t part of any House, but she dreams of being Redeemed from the city by a handsome young man.
There, orphaned or unwanted girls are raised in six specialized houses to be wives, courtesans, artists, entertainers, healers, or soldiers.
Abandoned as a child, 16-year-old Nisha Arvi has grown up within the private walled estate known as the City of a Thousand Dolls. Forster makes a strong debut with a fresh South Asian–inspired fantasy/mystery crossover.
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