Alphabet of Dreams

By: Susan Fletcher

Narrated by: Meera Simhan

Mitra and her little brother, Babak, are beggars in the city of Rhagae, scratching out a living as best as they can with what they can beg for–or steal. But Mitra burns with hope and ambition, for she and Babak are not what they seem. They are of royal blood, but their father’s ill-fated plot against the evil tyrant, King Phraates, has resulted in their father’s death and their exile. Now disguised as a boy, Mitra has never given up believing they can rejoin what is left of their family and regain their rightful standing in the world.
Then they discover that Babak has a strange gift: If he sleeps with an item belonging to someone, he can know that person’s dreams. Soon Babak and his abilities come to the attention of a powerful Magus–one who has read portents in the stars of the coming of a new king and the dawn of a new age. Soon Mitra and Babak find themselves on the road to Bethlehem . . .
The acclaimed author of Shadow Spinner returns to ancient Persia in this spellbinding saga–a tale filled with the color of the caravansaries and the heat of the desert, a tale that reimagines the wonder and spirit of a lost age.©2006 Susan Fletcher; (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

Very different story of the birth of Jesus

Different perspective, entertaining story from a young woman's eyes as attempting to raise and protect her brother ..leading them ultimately though several lands to follow the stars

Engaging

This has been one of my favorite books in years.

Enjoyable listen.

Definitely worth a listen. Appreciate that it ends well. Keeps you guessing till the end.