In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different. Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city’s crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.
- ISBN: 9780688135638
- Authors: Cohen, Barbara; Lovejoy, Bahija
- Published: 1994, HarperTeen
- Themes: arabic, arranged marriage, overcoming, persistence, Self confidence
- Descriptors: Folklore and Fairy Tales, Iraq, Middle East, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 224