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The Stationery Shop

by Marjan Kamali
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The Stationery Shop
The Stationery Shop

Love and turmoil intertwine in 1950s Tehran.

If you've ever pondered how love and life can be dramatically reshaped by the tides of history, "The Stationery Shop" might just tug at your heartstrings. Marjan Kamali weaves a narrative that's as much about the enduring power of first love as it is about cultural upheaval. It's for anyone wanting to be whisked away into a tale where personal and political histories collide, making you question the "what-ifs" of your own life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Stationery Shop

by Marjan Kamali
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ISBN: 9781982107499
Authors: Marjan Kamali
Publisher: Gallery Books
Date of Publication: 2020-02-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 4.23
(rated by 109740 readers)

Description

Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, 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 customer—handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice and a love for Rumi’s poetry—and she loses her heart at once. Their romance blossoms, and the little stationery shop remains their favorite place in all of Tehran. A few short months later, on the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square when violence erupts—a result of the coup d’etat that forever changes their country’s future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she moves on—to college in California, to another man, to a life in New England—until, more than sixty years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century: Why did you leave? Where did you go? How is it that you were able to forget me? A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of Together Tea—extolled
 

Love and turmoil intertwine in 1950s Tehran.

If you've ever pondered how love and life can be dramatically reshaped by the tides of history, "The Stationery Shop" might just tug at your heartstrings. Marjan Kamali weaves a narrative that's as much about the enduring power of first love as it is about cultural upheaval. It's for anyone wanting to be whisked away into a tale where personal and political histories collide, making you question the "what-ifs" of your own life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.