In 1950s Tehran\, seven-year-old Ellie liv es 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 br unt of her mother&rsquo\;s endless grievances\, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation.
\nLuckily\, on the first day of school\, she meets Homa\, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Toget her\, the two girls play games\, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Hom a&rsquo\;s warm home\, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Baz aar\, and share their ambitions of becoming &ldquo\;lion women.&rdquo\;
\nBut their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are affor ded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popu lar student at the best girls&rsquo\; high school in Iran\, Ellie&rsquo\;s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later\, however\, her sudden reappe arance in Ellie&rsquo\;s privileged world alters the course of both of the ir lives.
\nTogether\, the two young women come of age and pursue th eir own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point\, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enor mous consequences.
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\ nAbout the Author:
\nMarjan Kamali\, born in Turkey to Iranian pa rents\, is the \;New York Times \;bestselling author of \;The Lion Women of Tehran\, \;The Stationery Shop\, \;and \;Togethe r Tea. She is the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Cr eative Writing Award. Her books have been translated into over thirty lang uages. Marjan lives with her family in the Boston area.
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