![]() ![]() “A beautiful book set against the pains and passions of the Iranian Revolution . John Irving, author of The World According to Garp A poised and dramatic historical novel with contemporary relevance.” Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale ![]() “A sweeping saga about the Iranian revolution as it explodes. *** FINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE *** Nazanine Hozar’s stunning debut gives us an unusually intimate view of a momentous time, through the eyes of a young woman coming to terms with the mysteries of her own past and future. Over the next two decades, the orphan girl acquires three mother figures whose secrets she will learn only much later: reckless and self-absorbed Zahra, who abuses her wealthy and compassionate Fereshteh, who adopts her and mysterious Mehri, whose connection to Aria is both a blessing and a burden. He snatches up the child and takes her home, naming her Aria-the first step on an unlikely path from deprivation to privilege. One night, an illiterate army driver hears the pitiful cry of a baby abandoned in an alley and menaced by ravenous wild dogs. The government is unpopular and corrupt and under foreign sway. It is the 1950s in a restless Iran, a country rich in oil but deeply divided by class and religion. An extraordinary, cinematic saga of rags-to-riches-to-revolution that follows an orphan girl coming of age in Iran at a time of dramatic upheaval ![]()
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