{"product_id":"9781668015803","title":"The Persians: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFive women from a once-illustrious Iranian family grapple with change—both personal and in the world around them—in this “whip-smart…huge-hearted, and sharp-toothed…joy of a debut” (David Mitchell, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) novel that’s perfect for book clubs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“As funny as it is moving.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* “Unputdownable.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHARPER’S BAZAAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(UK) * “Sweeping and irreverent.” —BBC * “Life-affirming.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(LONDON) * “Thoroughly refreshing.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* “Magnificent.” —BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl, Woman, Other\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e* “Darkly funny, richly satisfying.” —SARAH WINMAN, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStill Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFive women. Three generations. A whole lot of family history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Valiat family is in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic-law–breaking Niaz for company. Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema, and Bita are wondering if life in the \"land of plenty\" is all they had hoped for. When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family, or might it break them apart once and for all?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998836326631,"sku":"Fiction","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/8196NoC5QvL._SY385.jpg?v=1776804620","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/products\/9781668015803","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}