Sara Hashem grew up the eldest in her family in Orange County, California. She spent two of her formative years living in Egypt, where she consumed an ocean's worth of sugar cane juice and wrote stories during the events of Arab Spring. Her first summer of law school, Sara externed for the Sacramento Superior Court in Law and Motion. Sara can be found re-microwaving the same cup of tea and revising her manuscripts late into the night
A remarkable, razor-sharp debut that cuts straight to the heart. Steeped in intrigue, tension, and dangerous magic, The Jasad Heir is a thrilling read that held me captive past its heart-pounding ending -- Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief The Jasad Heir takes familiar fantasy plot elements-a destroyed kingdom; a hidden heir to the lost throne-and gives them a thrilling extra layer of political complexity. The slow burn between protagonist and antagonist will have you turning pages in a frenzy. Sara Hashem is a talent to watch! -- Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun A stunning fantasy debut that deftly examines the burdens of political responsibility. With a morally complex heroine and an incomparable enemies-to-lovers arc, The Jasad Heir is a compelling tale of self-discovery, found family, and the meaning of justice -- Hadeer Elsbai, author of The Daughters of Izdihar