Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Agency. The ending has a touch of deus ex machina, but readers will gladly follow Forster into a presumed sequel. 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. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. There, orphaned or unwanted girls are raised in six specialized houses to be wives, courtesans, artists, entertainers, healers, or soldiers. City of a Thousand Dolls Miriam Forster 4.4 8 Ratings 4.99 Publisher Description The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives. 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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