The Persians: A Novel

ISBN: 166801579X

Author: Mahloudji, Sanam

Condition: New

Five women. Three generations. A whole lot of family history.Whip-smart, infused with melancholy, tragicomic, huge-hearted and sharp-toothed...a joy of a debut by the real deal. -DAVID MITCHELL, author of Cloud AtlasSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2025As funny as it is moving. -THE GUARDIANUnputdownable. -HARPERS BAZAAR (UK)Snortingly funny. -THE TIMES (LONDON)Sweeping and irreverent. -BBCLife-affirming. -THE OBSERVERThoroughly refreshing. -FINANCIAL TIMESMagnificent. -BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, OtherMesmerizing. -MONICA ALI, author of Love MarriageDarkly funny, richly satisfying. -SARAH WINMAN, author of Still LifeGloriously engrossing. -TASH AW, author of The SouthExuberant, comic, perceptive. -AMINA CAIN, author of IndelicacyThe Valiat family is in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic-law-breaking Niaz for company. Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema, and Bita are wondering if life in the "land of plenty" is all they had hoped for. When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family, or might it break them apart once and for all?