Marjan Kamali Collection 2 Books Set (The Lion Women of Tehran and The Stationery Shop of Tehran)

The Lion Women of Tehran and The Stationery Shop of Tehran are two novels by Marjan Kamali. This is a two-book collection featuring both titles.

Included titles

• The Lion Women of Tehran
• The Stationery Shop of Tehran

Key details

• Two-book set
• Author: Marjan Kamali
• Includes The Lion Women of Tehran
• Includes The Stationery Shop of Tehran

Synopses

The Lion Women of Tehran

Set in 1950s Tehran, this story follows Ellie as her family’s circumstances change abruptly after her father’s death, uprooting her from a life of comfort to a small home downtown. At school she meets Homa, whose warmth and fearless spirit opens up a new world of friendship, shared routines, and big hopes for the future.

When Ellie and her mother are later able to return to their former bourgeois life, distance and time begin to blur Ellie’s memories. Years on, Homa’s unexpected return to Ellie’s privileged world shifts the direction of both their lives. Suitable for adult readers.

The Stationery Shop of Tehran

In 1953 Tehran, a small stationery shop becomes a refuge as the country edges towards unrest. Roya spends her hours among fountain pens, ink bottles, writing paper, and translated literature from around the world, until she meets Bahman, whose passion for justice sets him apart.

As their relationship grows, the city around them changes, culminating in a sudden outbreak of violence and a coup d’etat that reshapes their country’s future as well as their own. Suitable for adult readers.

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