Description
This Is A Sweeping Historical Love Story Set In 1953 Tehran, On The Eve Of A Coup That Reshaped Iran. Two Teenagers Meet In A Stationery Shop, Fall In Love Over Poetry And Paper, And Are Separated By History. It Is Written For Readers Of Literary And Historical Fiction, And The Tone Is Rich, Romantic, And Deeply Sad Without Ever Becoming Bleak.
Marjan Kamali Moves Between 1953 And The Present Day, Following Roya Across Decades And Continents As She Carries A Question She Never Got To Ask. The Stationery Shop Run By Mr Fakhri Sits At The Centre Of The Novel – A Small, Ink-Scented Room Where Literature, Politics, And First Love Meet. The Historical Detail Is Handled With Care, And The Ending Has Become One Of The Most Talked-About In Contemporary Book Clubs.
- A New York Times Bestselling Author Translated Into Over Thirty Languages
- Dual-Timeline Storytelling Spanning 1953 Tehran And The Present Day
- Rich Cultural And Historical Detail Woven Into A Personal Love Story
- A Widely Chosen Book Club Pick With A Famously Affecting Ending
- For Readers Of Khaled Hosseini And The Beekeeper Of Aleppo
It Stays With Readers Long After The Final Page – A Reminder Of How Politics Redirects Private Lives, And How Some Questions Take A Lifetime To Answer.





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