This book is so different from what I normally read, but my goodness it was refreshing. I loved the history weaved into the tale, and the language mixed into the story. This story is gorgeous. Its the story of a girl who takes her fate into her hands, succeeds, and yet also realizes that even with all of that, money means nothing next to love. The romance was beautiful. This whole story is beautiful. I love the lessons she learns as a woman in the Fatmid era, both in society and personally. I'm going to recommend this to anyone over the age of fourteen (only because of one paragraph in part three where it's a pretty detailed description of a woman's body). I think, though, this is a must read. The note at the end of the book, stating this is based on folklore, makes me wonder more about the origins, so now I'll need to do some more research.Read it. Now.Sex; Brief mentions of it, never says it directly, but older people will get it.Language; no bad language, just gorgeous language.Drugs; NoViolence; NoFantastic. Refreshing. Beautiful.