This book will surely be treasured down the ages for its detailed and highly readable account of the lives of women closely related to the Bab and Baha'u'llah.
What the author, Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani has uncovered and published is astounding. The lives of women were not well recorded in the Middle East in the 19th century, but by drawing on many sources, including unpublished works, she had been able to tell us so much about so many interesting women. By so doing she also illuminates some significant events in the early days of our Faith.