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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Equal of the Sun 2 Book Giveaway!

Equal of the Sun: A Novel

I am very excited to be able to have a giveaway of two copies of this wonderful book by Anita Amirrezvani.  Here is what the book is about:


Legendary 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 Equal of the Sun, 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. Iran 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 protÉgÉ, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess’s 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, are in possession of an incredible tapestry of secrets and information that reveals a power struggle of epic proportions.

Based loosely on the life of Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, Equal of the Sun is a riveting story of political intrigue and a moving portrait of the unlikely bond between a princess and a eunuch. Anita 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.


My review can be found here.

The paperback of the book will be released on March 19th and I have two copies to give away to two winners.

The only requirement is that you are a follower of my blog.  Just leave a comment letting my know how you follow my blog and leave an e-mail address so I can contact you if you are a winner.

US only!

The giveaway will end on March 19th.

Good luck!!!



5 comments:

  1. Hi! Thank you for the chance to enter the giveaway. This book sounds very good. I really enjoyed reading the review so now I had to add it to my "must read" list! I've never read a book set in Iran either so it has peeked my interest for that reason as well as the historical fiction part in and of itself. I haven't read a lot of historical fiction lately so this will be a great one to add to change that!
    I follow by GFC (Shelly Hammond) and also email: booski24@hotmail.com . Thank you again for the chance to enter.

    Shelly H.

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  2. Hi. Reading your description, I'm very interested to read the book. I had been following your blog by putting the link on my reader, but just now I joined via GFC just to make sure.

    Thank you for the giveaway.

    - Listra T

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  3. Thanks for this amazing giveaway! I follow on Networkeded Blogs as Suz Reads and I would love to win this book!

    susanw28 (at) mindspring (dot) com

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  4. please enter me for this giveaway!! thank you!!!
    i follow via GFC as Cyn209

    cyn209 at juno dot com

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  5. Thank you for this opportunity! I follow on GFC - Karen Arrowood

    karen(dot)arrowood(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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