Sanam Mahloudji's debut novel chronicles the lives of five generations of Iranian women from the Valiat family, separated by personal and political revolutions. The story unfolds through their individual voices, spanning 80 years and exploring themes of identity, family history, and the impact of migration.
This multigenerational saga of an Iranian family fleeing to the US during the 1979 revolution is both funny and poignant
The narrative is shared between the five voices, as it shifts back and forth across 80 years. There is Elizabeth, the matriarch, who – not blessed with the perfect features of her sisters – becomes fixated on her looks . Eventually she falls in love with a boy who loves her back; unfortunately, that boy is the son of her family’s chauffeur: not an ideal situation in 1940s Tehran.
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