Especially when said mordeshoor is a 13-year-old girl. The story of a body-washer, or a mordeshoor, is something I have never read before or even thought about, to be honest. After the wonderful, magical adventure that is Furthermore, I was ready to delve back into the lush, imaginative world that Mafi created. It seems to me that Tahereh Mafi could write about pretty much anything and I would read it no matter what, and Whichwood is no exception.
It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore the way her hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair, and her own ever-increasing loneliness and fear.īut soon, a pair of familiar strangers appears, and Laylee’s world is turned upside down as she rediscovers color, magic, and the healing power of friendship. Before she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days washing the bodies of the dead and preparing their souls for the afterlife. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way). Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Published: November 14th, 2017 by Dutton Books for Young ReadersĪ new adventure about a girl who is fated to wash the bodies of the dead in this companion to Furthermore.
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