Atousa

Daughter of Cyrus the Great

This book is about the beliefs and the thoughts of the ancient Iranian people, for those who don’t want to learn about them inside historical reports but in a historical novel. About the life of a capable woman who truly roamed the plains of Persepolis and lived in the castles of Persia.

Atousa, the daughter of the great Cyrus is the name of a famous woman in the ancient world, there are still plays about her all around the world which have many viewers. She walked on this world and finally took flight among the legends of Persia.

The Amordad publication wrote about the book:

“No matter if history is written or not, it has happened. What’s written is a viewer’s opinion and what’s not written, may be written by the hands of another historian or another author with a different point of view and a different motivation, and that’s also history.

I want to introduce you to a book in which its author, Helen Afshar, has been able to picture the life of Atousa the daughter of one of the greatest emperors of Persia with dexterity in the form of a historical, addictive, fascinating novel.