Aria nazanine hozar
'Warm-hearted, compelling, hugely enjoyable' Times
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'Leaves you simultaneously heartbroken and full of hope' Sunday Times 'Sweeping, cinematic and oh-so-gripping' Sunday Telegraph And then, just as the political turmoil in the country deepens, Aria falls in love with a boy caught on the wrong side of the revolution. As Aria grows she is torn between the three women fated to mother her: the harsh wife of the man who rescued her a wealthy widow, who offers her refuge but cannot offer her love and the mysterious Mehri, whose secrets will shatter everything Aria thought she knew about herself. In an alleyway an abandoned baby cries into the night, attracting the attention of the young man who will save her.Īnd so begins the story of Aria, an orphan girl who comes of age on the volatile streets. A Doctor Zhivago of Iran' Margaret Atwoodġ950s Tehran. Nazanine Hozars stunning debut takes us inside the Iranian revolutionbut seen like never before, through the eyes of an orphan girl. 'A sweeping saga about the Iranian revolution as it explodes.