Author: marjankamali

A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of Together Tea–extolled by the Wall Street Journal as a “moving tale of lost love” and by Shelf Awareness as “a powerful, heartbreaking story”–explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate. Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s … finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood stationery shop, stocked with books and pens and bottles of jewel-colored ink. Then Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite…

After Darya fails to match her daughter, Mina, with an eligible bachelor, the two women journey to Iran to rediscover their roots — and the bond they share. A “lyrical, vivid, and warm” read (Publishers Weekly) that “captures the sights, sounds, and smells of Tehran” (Booklist).