The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani

Historical Fiction
A mesmerizing first novel set in 16th Century Persia, this book tells the story of a young woman who is left destitute when her father dies suddenly. She and her mother are forced to move in with her uncle’s family, and are treated as servants until she enters into a contract for a “temporary” marriage. The setting of the story is full of lush descriptions of food, details about the Persian rug trade, and the limited choices women had in that society.

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