And its ending will break listeners' hearts. Marjan Kamali's beautiful novel, set in a country poised for democracy but destroyed by political upheaval, explores issues that have never been more timely, of immigration and cultural assimilation, of the quirks of fate. But, nearly 60 years later, an accident of fate finally brings her the answer she has always wanted to know - Why did you leave? Where did you go? How is it that you were able to forget me? Her parents, wanting her to be safe, enroll her in college in California, where she meets and marries another man. Suddenly, shockingly, violence erupts: a coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future. ISBN-13: 9781982107499 Summary A poignant, heartfelt novel of lost love explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate. On the eve of their marriage, Roya heads to the town square to meet with Bahman. Marjan Kamali, 2019 Gallery Books 336 pp. But around them, life in Tehran is changing. Fakhri introduces her to his other favorite customer - handsome Bahman, with his burning passion for justice and a shared love for Rumi's poetry - Roya loses her heart at once. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of writing paper, also carries translations of literature from all over the world. Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the local stationery shop run by Mr.
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