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Title: The Lion Women of Tehran
Author: Marjan Kamali
Publisher: Gallery Books
Genre: Historical Fiction
āSomeday, you and meāweāll do great things. Weāll live life for ourselves. And we will help others. We are cubs now, maybe. But we will grow to be lionesses. Strong women who make things happen.ā
Friendship, betrayal and redemption set against the backdrop of three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. Whether you read author Marjan Kamaliās signature prose via print or in the audio format like I did thanks to @simon.audio @libro.fm you are going to devour this emotional book! Itās narrated by Mozhan Navabi and Nikki Massoud who both did an exceptional job.
The Lion Women of Tehran is a coming of age story of two friends, who meet when theyāre seven, through the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It takes us along an emotional and unbreakable bond of these girls despite coming from different backgrounds. It weaves together a world of political turmoil and the 1953 Coup deātat of Iran. I love learning through historical fiction. I love stories that feel so immersive, vivid and real. The author makes you feel like you fell inside the pages, activating all your senses; especially with all the food descriptions.
š¦Vivid Storytelling
š¦Lush Prose
š¦Dual POV
š¦Friendship
š¦Coming-of-Age
š¦Iranian Culture + History
š¦Womenās Rights
š¦You read with your mind, heart & stomach
The Stationery Shop is on my favorites shelf and it looks like I have another by this author to add! Itās definitely on my top books from 2024, so far. I love a good epilogue and this one is especially brilliant. All the stars!!!
@bookfriendsbookclub had a great zoom last weekend with the author. She hopes her readers walk away knowing āLove outlasts lossā and āHistory books tell you what happened and fiction books tell you how people feltā.
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