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Reign of the Favoured Women (Hardcover)

by Ann Chamberlain (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 415 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (29 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312865929
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312865924
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,517,753 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Turkish empire of the 17th century, the most powerful of its day, was ruled by women who had been brought to Constantinople as slaves for the Sultan's pleasure. They used their slavery to acquire power on a global scale, such as Safiye who wants her son to become ruler of the Ottoman empire.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The rich and jaded world of the harem, 2 Aug 2002
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This review is from: Reign of the Favored Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
In this exquisate portrait of harem life in the Turkish empire, Ann Chamberlain creates a story of murder, hate, love, infidelity, innocence and power. Seen through the eyes of a eunich, the intricacy of the royal harem is revealed. In this period of history it is the favoured women who hold the power. The center of the story, Safiye, is a beautiful young woman who seeks to control an empire through the sultan(her master), and then her son. The eunich(Abdullah), his lady(the Grand Vizier's wife), and her daughter are caught up in tidal wave of this woman's ambition. Abdullah must do his utmost to protect his ladies from this woman's ambtion. Wars are lost and won from behind the silken curtains of the harem. Safiye will stop at nothing to get the power she desires. She takes lovers, orders murders, and betrays many. Through all of this she has no friend but her ambition.
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