Title : Harem - Dora Mossanem - book
Summary :
Under the reign of Sultan Tamerlane, three generations of women loved and suffered: Rebecca with amethyst eyes, the prettiest prostitute in Persia; Gold Dust with singing, jet-black bones; the Albino princess, who would become head of the Empire. Rebecca was just a child feasting on crispy rice when her mother took her to the Bougainvillea house. "Crowns and jewels will embellish her future. A life of desire and passion, conspiracy and love, awaits her," predicted the Zoroastrian seer. The girl's fate was sealed: at eleven, she was entrusted to her husband, Jacob the Orphan, a wealthy thirty-four-year-old blacksmith. Rebecca soon gave birth to Gold Dust. Mad with jealousy, Jacob was soon convinced that he was not her father. He swore he would kill her. Hoping to save her dear child, Rebecca runs to the Zoroastrian, who gives her a powerful antidote. Two years later, Jacob makes his daughter swallow liquid iron, but protected by the precious elixir, she is saved. It is then that Rebecca discovers with amazement that Gold Dust's bones have turned into flutes. The day Jacob's death leaves mother and daughter in the greatest destitution, Rebecca nurtures a most audacious plan: her daughter will be admitted into the opulent world of the harem and will seduce the Shah with her extraordinary gift. Exotic bazaars, dark alleys, gardens of black roses, palaces of gold and jade, a mysterious harem, a kingdom of betrayal and conspiracy, all the exuberance of the Orient is marvelously staged in this great saga. "This very promising first novel, with its magic and sensuality, is admirably in keeping with the tradition of Arabian tales. And the languid beauties of the harem are worthy of 19th-century Orientalist paintings." Publisher Weekly.
Dora Mossanen, Iranian, lives in the United States and is writing her first novel here.
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EAN : 9782841146741
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