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The Lion Women of Tehran

English

By (author): Marjan Kamali

'As heart wrenching as it is achingly beautiful' Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve
'Heartbreaking and life affirming' Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters
'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love  this novel has everything' Mary Beth Keane, Ask Again, Yes

From the author of The Stationery Shop of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mothers endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homas warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.'

But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls high school in Iran, Ellies memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellies privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.

Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.

Praise for Marjan Kamali

Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful This book broke my heart again and again Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light

A beautifully immersive tale  brings to life a lost and complex world and the captivating characters who once called it home Jasmin Darznik, author of The Good Daughter and Song of a Captive Bird

What a pleasure a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real Elinor Lipman, author of Turpentine Lane

A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love Kirkus Reviews

An enchanting romance  My Weekly

I! Am! Obsessed! With! This! Book! COSMOPOLITAN.COM



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Will deliver when available. Publication date 21 Nov 2024

Product Details
  • Dimensions: 3886 x 5944mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781398534773

About Marjan Kamali

Marjan Kamali born in Turkey to Iranian parents spent her childhood in Kenya Germany Turkey Iran and the United States. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley Columbia University and New York University. She is the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. She is the author of The Lion Women of Tehran The Stationery Shop and Together Tea. Marjan lives with her husband in the Boston area. They have two children.

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