THE MIRROR OF FIRE AND DREAMING SUMMARY

Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Type: Fantasy Fiction

Subject: The “Mirror of Fire and Dreaming” is a concept often associated with fantasy literature and mythology.It’s a mystical or magical mirror that can reveal hidden truths, show glimpses of the past or future, and sometimes serves as a portal to other realms or dimensions. It’s a common motif in various stories and legends.

Caracters: Anand, Abhaydatta , Nisha’s, sister, mother, Father

SUMMARY

keeper of the magical conch , Anand feels worthless in his apprenticeship in the Silver Valley.The other apprentices even his closest friend Nisha all understand magic that eludes him.Worse, when Anand divines a mysterious evil lurking in a remote Indian village, he is not selected to accompany his beloved mentor Abhaydatta on a rescue mission.Anand and Nisha sneak out of the Silver Valley to help, and find Abhaydatta missing and a wicked magician sucking the souls from helpless villagers.Only by going 400 years into the past, to a lavishly described Mughal palace, can Anand rescue his friends and defeat the magician.Disguised as a punkah boy in the home of a powerful Muslim nawab, Anand has few allies: Nisha’s lost her memory and the conch its strength.When Anand goes through enough personal growth, the conch gains power and can save the day.A stock plot given life by the appealing, unusual and lovingly detailed setting.