About The Book

Cinderella is one of the oldest, best-known, and most loved stories worldwide, with hundreds of cultural variants and re-tellings from ancient Egypt and China to the present day.

In this version we follow the trials and tribulations of the sweet, gentle, and pious Zahra when her parents die and she is left at the mercy of an uncaring stepmother and stepsisters.

​A well-crafted Islamic version of the classic Cinderella story, in which faith, goodness and prayer are rewarded in the end.

About The Author

Fawzia Gilani has worked as a teacher, librarian and school principal in the UK, USA and Canada since 1993. She is the author of thirty children's books, mostly on the topic of Eid.

Currently studying children's Islamic Literature at University, she also works as an educational consultant.

Although based in the UK, she spends her time living between Ohio and England with her husband and daughter.