{"product_id":"9781398534759","title":"The Lion Women of Tehran","description":"\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'As heart-wrenching as it is achingly beautiful' \u003c\/b\u003eSadeqa Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heartbreaking and life affirming' \u003c\/b\u003eAdrienne Brodeur, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003ethis novel has everything' \u003c\/b\u003eMary Beth Keane, \u003ci\u003eAsk Again, Yes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stationery Shop of Tehran\u003c\/i\u003e, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 mother's endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 Homa's warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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, Ellie's memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie's privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Marjan Kamali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful' \u003cb\u003eWhitney Scharer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautifully immersive tale' \u003cb\u003eJasmin Darznik, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSong of a Captive Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'At once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real' \u003cb\u003eElinor Lipman, author of \u003ci\u003eTurpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Enchanting'  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Kamali, Marjan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57653594554742,"sku":"9781398534759","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9781398534759.jpg?v=1775903702","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781398534759","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}