The novel takes the reader to Iran in the 16th century. Jawahir voluntarily becomes a eunuch, because this is the only way he can serve in the palace and learn the secret of his father’s death. He serves the Shah's daughter, Princess Perikhan Khanum, endowed not only with beauty and exquisite taste, but also with statesmanship, will and thirst for power. When the Shah dies, a fierce struggle for the throne flares up in the capital between her and her brothers... Palace secrets and intrigues, murders and betrayals, love and hatred await the reader on the pages of the famous novel by Anita Amirezvani.