{"product_id":"equal-of-the-sun-9781451660470","title":"Equal of the Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003e*\"Gripping.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \" A story of intrigue and action...[whose] scheming and parricide rival \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased loosely on the life of Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, \u003ci\u003eEqual of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story of political intrigue and a moving portrait of the unlikely bond between a princess and a eunuch.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIran in 1576 is a place of wealth and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and protégée, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but her maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her closest adviser, Javaher, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well as the world beyond the palace walls, possess an incredible tapestry of secrets that explode in a power struggle of epic proportions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary women--from Anne Boleyn to Queen Elizabeth I to Mary, Queen of Scots--changed the course of history in the royal courts of sixteenth-century England. They are celebrated in history books and novels, but few people know of the powerful women in the Muslim world, who formed alliances, served as key advisers to rulers, lobbied for power on behalf of their sons, and ruled in their own right. In \u003ci\u003eEqual of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, Anita Amirrezvani's gorgeously crafted tale of power, loyalty, and love in the royal court of Iran, she brings one such woman to life, Princess Pari Khan Khanoom Safavi. Amirrezvani is a master storyteller, and in her lustrous prose this rich and labyrinthine world comes to vivid life with a stunning cast of characters, passionate and brave men and women who defy or embrace their destiny in a Machiavellian game played by those who lust for power and will do anything to attain it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmirrezvani, Anita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Anita Amirrezvani is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eEqual of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been published in more than twenty-five languages and was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She teaches at the California College of the Arts and Sonoma State University.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662425067794,"sku":"9781451660470","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2885b267-7c5f-4256-9490-bbfb7b4904ba.jpg?v=1733523669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/equal-of-the-sun-9781451660470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}