• The Stationery Shop of Tehran

  • By: Marjan Kamali
  • Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
  • Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (54 ratings)

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The Stationery Shop of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali
Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
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1953, Tehran. Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the local stationery shop run by Mr. Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles and thick pads of writing paper also carries translations of literature from all over the world. And when Mr. Fakhri introduces her to his other favorite customer - handsome Bahman, with his burning passion for justice and a shared love for Rumi's poetry - Roya loses her heart at once. But around them, life in Tehran is changing.

On the eve of their marriage, Roya heads to the town square to meet with Bahman. Suddenly, shockingly, violence erupts: a coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future. Bahman never arrives.

Roya must piece her life back together. Her parents, wanting her to be safe, enroll her in college in California, where she meets and marries another man. But, nearly 60 years later, an accident of fate finally brings her the answer she has always wanted to know - Why did you leave? Where did you go? How is it that you were able to forget me?

Marjan Kamali's beautiful novel, set in a country poised for democracy but destroyed by political upheaval, explores issues that have never been more timely, of immigration and cultural assimilation, of the quirks of fate. And its ending will break listeners' hearts.

©2019 Marjan Kamali (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UK

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Beautiful but predictable love story

This book was written beautifully, I really enjoyed that aspect. The story line was, however, a bit predictable and that took away from the excitement of the book. I would still recommend reading it!

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Loved it

So nice to start off the New Year with a 5-star read. Looking forward to more from this author

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A mind blowing love story and snippet of Irans history

Not at all what I expected but so much more. A love story told through decades, generations and continents…. Purely magnificent. The tiny details had me standing in the bookshop in a country I’ve never visited and took me across the ocean to America where the deepest love continued through generations. I could taste , smell and see the love and beauty. A read with such gentleness and kindness I wanted to cry at times……

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