The Lion Women of Tehran Titelbild

The Lion Women of Tehran

The life-affirming BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick

Reinhören

30 Tage Audible Standard kostenlos testen

Danach 6,99 €/Monat. Monatlich kündbar
Für 0,00 € ausprobieren
Weitere Angebote

The Lion Women of Tehran

Von: Marjan Kamali
Gesprochen von: Mozhan Navabi, Nikki Massoud
Für 0,00 € ausprobieren

Verlängert sich nach 30 Tagen für 6,99 €/Monat. Monatlich kündbar.

Für 16,79 € kaufen

Für 16,79 € kaufen

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

'As heart-wrenching as it is achingly beautiful'
Sadeqa Johnson, author of The House of Eve

'Heartbreaking and life affirming' Adrienne Brodeur, author of Little Monsters

'Courage, friendship, loyalty, hardship, love this novel has everything' Mary Beth Keane, Ask Again, Yes

From the author of The Stationery Shop of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.'

But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.

Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.

Praise for Marjan Kamali

‘Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful’ Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light

‘A beautifully immersive tale’ Jasmin Darznik, author of The Good Daughter and Song of a Captive Bird

‘At once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real’ Elinor Lipman, author of Turpentine Lane

‘A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love’ Kirkus Reviews

‘Enchanting’ My Weekly
20. Jahrhundert Belletristik Coming of Age Frauenliteratur Historische Romane Politik
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Alle Sterne
Am relevantesten
Very moving and very well written. How people especially women suffer from relgious fanatics.
I cried.

Strong women of Iran

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.

A story about friendship, solidarity among women and a love story to Iran. I highly recommend listening to/reading this wonderful book.

moving and thought provocative

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.