The Stationery Shop of Tehran
By Marjan Kamali

*** If you readand The Little Coffee Shop of Kabuland and enjoyedand The Beekeeper of Aleppo, you will loveand The Stationery Shop of Tehran ***1953, Tehran.and In a small shop in a country on the brink of unrest, two people meet for the very first time.Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the stationery shop run by Mr Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick wads of writing paper, also carries translations of literature from all over the world. Bahman, with his burning passion for justice, is like no one else she has ever met.But all around them, as their relationship blossoms, life in Tehran is changing.Suddenly, shockingly, violence erupts: a coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future, as well as their own.Marjan Kamali's beautiful novel explores themes of love and loss, and delivers an unforgettable ending.and Anand enchanting romance'and MY WEEKLY Simultaneously briskly paced and deeply moving, thisand will appeal to fans of Khaled Hosseini and should find a wide audience'BOOKLISTand Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful… This book broke my heart again and again'Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT What a pleasure - a novel that is all at onceand masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real'Elinor Lipman, author of TURPENTINE LANEand Aand beautiful and sensitiveand novel that I loved from the first page'Alyson Richman, international bestselling author of THE LOST WIFEand A beautifully immersive tale …and brings to life a lost and complex worldand and the captivating characters who once called it home'Jasmin Darznik, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD DAUGHTER and SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love'KIRKUS REVIEWS The unfurling stories… will stun readers…and For those who enjoy getting caught up in romance while discovering unfamiliar history of another country'LIBRARY JOURNAL Grab your tissues'BOSTON MAGAZINE A tender story of enduring love.'MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE I! Am! Obsessed!and With!and This! Book!'COSMOPOLITAN.COM