Name: The Blood of Flowers
Rating: 3.833333333333333 (18 reviews)
ISBN: 9780316065764

Anita Amirrezvani

After her father dies without leaving her with a dowry, a seventeenth-century Persian teen becomes a servant to her wealthy rug designer uncle in the court of Shah Abbas the Great, where her weaving talents prove both a blessing and curse.

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The Blood of Flowers

Swasti Ramadhin

This is the second book I've read from the writer. I enjoyed Equal of the Sun, but I enjoyed The Blood of Flowers more. It was a very, and at times very sad, story that I won't soon forget. My mother read this a few years ago as well and I enjoyed discussing this book with her. She really enjoys stories like this. I do think that the book ended abruptly, but I will still give it 5 stars nonetheless.

Valentina Cherednichenko

I love the culture and the explanation of the rugs but too much sex.

Sarah Daugherty

Kate Lillie

Astor Reinhardt

Rustė Tervydytė

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Robyn Campbell

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Samiha Tasnim

Judy Hudgins

A sensuous and richly-imagined historical novel that centers on a skilled young carpet weaver, her arranged marriage, and her quest for self-determination in 17th-century Persia. In 17th-century Iran, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father dies, she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great. Despite her lowly station, the young woman blossoms as a brilliant designer of carpets, a rarity in a craft dominated by men. But while her talent flourishes, her prospects for a happy marriage grow dim. Forced into a secret marriage to a wealthy man, the young woman finds herself faced with a daunting decision: forsake her own dignity, or risk everything she has in an effort to create a new life.

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