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    "description": "<b>\"Somaiya Daud's debut novel is a YA marvel that will shock breath into your lungs. If you loved <i>The Wrath and the Dawn </i>and <i>Children of Blood and Bone</i>, <i>Mirage </i>will captivate you.\" -</b><i><b>The Christian Science Monitor</b><br></br></i><br></br><b><i>Princess. Rebel. Spy</i>. </b><br></br><br></br>In 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.<br></br><br></br>But 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.<br></br><br></br>As Amani is forced into her new role, she can't help but enjoy the palace's beauty-and her time with the princess' fianc\u00e9, 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.<br></br><b><br></br>\"A beautiful and necessary meditation on finding strength in one's culture.\" </b>-<b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i>, Top Pick of the Month</b>",
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