The Lion Women of Tehran

De: Marjan Kamali

Narrado por: Mozhan Navabi, Nikki Massoud

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali, this perfect book club read is “evocative...and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People) 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 for a friend to alleviate her isolation.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind 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 of 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.

“Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend, The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage, and a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Mozhan Navabi performs this audiobook with the right tone and tempo. She narrates crisply and captures the guilt-ridden Ellie, who is tormented by her past. Ellie’s best friend, political activist Homa, is voiced with a younger sound and tone (by Nikki Massoud). Her voice is fitting for the youthful Iranian revolutionary who champions women’s rights and democracy and is jailed and abused for her beliefs."

Struggle for women in Iran over the generations

Well written, historical accuracy and very Compton’s! Could not put it down. Highly recommend this historical fiction.

Beautiful voice for narrator.

Heart tender story of friendship, nationality, and loyalty amidst the turmoil of political changes through several decades.

Finished it in two days

I’m speechless. It was incredible. I truly am speechless. It was the perfect combination of everything a book needs to be. I loved it and I will recommend it to every woman. Every man. Everyone.

i cried like a baby

written to tenderly, the inner thoughts and realities (no matter how diverse) expressed with thoughtful description, this was an incredible listening experience. No spoiler alerts, but i cried at the climate of the story, however simple it was. You’ll see. 10/10 would recommend. This book should be required reading in schools.

Has to be the best book I’ve read in 20 years

All I have to say is WOW! I simply did not want this book to end. The book was pure perfection. It was written flawlessly and tore at my heartstrings. I sobbed at times and my sobs were gut wrenching. If this author had a thousand books I would likely read them all.