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The blood of flowers a novel by anita amirrezvani author shohreh aghdashloo narrator. Like a fine rug, amirrezvanis story is tightly woven, balancing strength and delicacy. The very thick icing on the cake is shohreh aghdashloos beautiful performance. She has received fellowships fromt he national arts journalism program, the neas arts journalism institute for dance, and the hedgebrook foundation for women writers. The dust jacket of her debut novel, the blood of flowers, tells us that from this experience, the book began to take shape. The blood of flowers ebook by anita amirrezvani rakuten kobo.
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