A few months ago, in the hustle to choose a library book while also wrangling my children, I grabbed a random book off the shelf, and I’m so glad I did. It was The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali. It’s a beautiful story about a young woman living through the political and cultural turmoil of 1953 Tehran, which I knew little about before picking up the novel. I’ve been thinking about its characters ever since, particularly in the main character’s perspective on America as an outsider, something I will never experience.
That sounds really interesting! I love those serendipitous moments at libraries/book sales. I’ll definitely be adding to my list-as you said a part of history I know little about. If you want another book set in Tehran is Reading Lolita in Tehran, which is set in the 1980s, and it’s a real book lovers book.
I’ve heard of that before but have never read it. I’ll have to add that to my list as well!
A few months ago, in the hustle to choose a library book while also wrangling my children, I grabbed a random book off the shelf, and I’m so glad I did. It was The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali. It’s a beautiful story about a young woman living through the political and cultural turmoil of 1953 Tehran, which I knew little about before picking up the novel. I’ve been thinking about its characters ever since, particularly in the main character’s perspective on America as an outsider, something I will never experience.
That sounds really interesting! I love those serendipitous moments at libraries/book sales. I’ll definitely be adding to my list-as you said a part of history I know little about. If you want another book set in Tehran is Reading Lolita in Tehran, which is set in the 1980s, and it’s a real book lovers book.