THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS
Anita Amirrezvani
Little, Brown & Company
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0316065765
ISBN-13: 9780316065764

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In 17th-century Persia, 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.

THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS © Copyright 2008 by Anita Amirrezvani. Reprinted with permission by Little, Brown & Company. All rights reserved.

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Critical Praise

"Lushly orchestrated… Sumptuous imagery and a modern sensibility… make this a winning debut."

--- Publishers Weekly

"Stirring and surprisingly erotic… The main character is as complex and interesting as the patterns she weaves."

--- Library Journal

"A lavishly detailed debut."

--- Kirkus Reviews

"Readers will not be able to put this book down, from the once-upon-a-time beginning to the well-crafted end."

--- School Library Journal

"A sumptuous tale of female fortitude and ingenuity… a shimmering fable."

--- Booklist

"It's clear that THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS isn't just any novel.... Luxuriant language weaves together characters that who are genuine and robust, equally flawed and sympathetic, as if they really exist outside the page…. THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS is simply a stunning debut."

--- San Francisco Chronicle

"A novel that breaks new literary ground... a mosaic of threads stitched and woven together so finely that the reader cannot help becoming transfixed!"

--- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Amirrezvani skillfully threads culture, romance, and art into an elegant tale of self-realization and empowerment."

--- Entertainment Weekly

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