Nazanine Hozar’s stunning debut takes us inside the Iranian revolution – but seen like never before, through the eyes of an orphan girl. Through Aria, we meet three very different women who are fated to mother the lost child: reckless and self-absorbed Zahra; wealthy and compassionate Fereshteh, who adopts her as an heir; and finally, the mysterious, impoverished Mehri, whose connection to Aria is both a blessing and a burden. <em>Aria’s </em>heart-pounding conclusion takes us through the brutal revolution that installs the Ayatollah Khomeini as Iran’s supreme leader, even as Aria falls in love and becomes a young mother herself.
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<strong>Reviews</strong>
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<li>“Debut novel follows a young woman’s search for belonging, and that of her Iranian countrymen, over decades” — <a href="https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/06/21/debut-novel-follows-a-young-womans-search-for-belonging-and-that-of-her-iranian-countrymen-over-decades.html"><em>The Star</em></a></li>
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<strong>Interviews</strong>
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<li>“Through the Eyes of a Girl: A Cross-Border Conversation with Yvonne Adhiambo Owour, Jennifer Croft and Nazanine Hozar” — <a href="https://maisonneuve.org/post/2019/05/17/through-eyes-girl-cross-border-conversation/"><em>Maisonneuve</em></a></li>
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