Stuck in Paris with her parents for the summer, 17 year old Khayyam - American, French, Indian, Muslim, and a budding art historian - should be having the time of her life. But things are falling apart and she'd rather be home in Chicago sorting out her college and boyfriend issues. Two hundred years earlier, Liela struggles to keep her lover, the Giaour, secret from the Pasha in whose harem she serves. Across the centuries, Leila's life becomes an obsession for Khayyam, who digs through hints left by Alexandre Dumas, Eugene Delacroix, and Lord Byron. Stay up all night reading this enthralling mystery that successfully crosses several genres. Soho Teen. 2020. Hb, Dj. NEW. $16.00