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For lack of a better way to say this, the pictures were great! The information wasn't especially coherent and there were several chapters that the last paragraph or so were cut off, so thumbs down for copy editing. But the concept was neat and the array of historical paintings and artwork included was fascinating. I was expecting the book to mostly be about Hell or the devil but half of it was devoted to midworlds and heavens, so I guess the title itself is somewhat incoherent. Fun to have for reference if you are researching these topics.

If you have ever lived the experience of power-imbalanced relationships and had someone use you, and then smear your character or destroy opportunities because you weren’t submissive enough to them: this book validates you.

The carpets are the way to give herself power and freedom to rise above her circumstances, and during the design/creative process to give herself a voice.

The intricacies of her marriage are necessary to convey the confusion of what it is like to be on the underside of a relationship like this, where some things are still pleasing but the control is not.

The story is a little slow to get started and ends with a lot happening very quickly, but that is how life goes.

Heart wrenching and rich if you empathize with the story. The patriarchal structure is from another culture but many women in our current society right now are living through controlling relationships, right under our noses.