The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

by Shannon Chakraborty

I had not told her more. It is a difficult thing to destroy your child’s innocence. To tell her the mother she adores is not the “best mama in the world,” but a real person who has done terrible, unforgivable things.

Men find it easier to believe they have been swindled by a witch than outwitted by a woman.

A woman can lower her gaze only so often without tripping over her feet.

What madness to gaze upon the violent chaos and cruelty of this world and have faith!