6/1/2023 0 Comments Spin the dawn by elizabeth lim![]() ![]() On the journey, Maia will find adventure, self-discovery and maybe even love. But ghosts and demons haunt her path, as well as both friendly and unfriendly human travelers. ![]() Accompanied by Edan, the court enchanter, Maia sets off to somehow acquire these celestial materials. The first dress is to be made from sunlight so pure it can be spun, the second from moonlight so dense it can be woven and the third from the blood of stars. And what is it about her grandmother's scissors that captivates Maia? Could magic, long dismissed by Maia and her people, actually be real?Īnd if the contest weren't already difficult enough, Lady Sarnai issues a final challenge-sew three legendary dresses ascribed to the goddess Amana. While tailors puzzle over creating jackets out of paper and shoes out of glass, gossip and sabotage threaten to destroy contestants' chances. Dressed as a boy and carrying her grandmother's scissors, Maia travels to the palace. One day a messenger brings news: The Emperor needs a new imperial tailor for his betrothed, Lady Sarnai, and is holding a sewing competition. But with two brothers dead in the Emperor's wars, her family's once-renowned tailor shop is in financial ruin at the beginning of Spin the Dawn (Knopf, $18.99, 9780525646990, audio/eBook available), Elizabeth Lim's debut novel. ![]() Maia knows she's the best tailor in the empire. MLA style: "Spin the Dawn." The Free Library. ![]()
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