The blood of flowers [electronic resource] : [a novel] / Anita Amirrezvani.
In 17th-century Persia, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1594839131 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 9781594839139 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [New York] : Hachette Audio, 2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Subtitle from container. Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 13:18:03. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Shohreh Aghdashloo. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 191181 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Young women > Fiction. Women weavers > Fiction. Rugs > Fiction. Iran > History > Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Audiobooks. |