The Persians

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A stunning debut novel following five women from three generations of a once eminent Iranian family as their lives are turned ups ide down. The Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution and only has Niaz, her Islamic law-breaking granddaughter for company. In America, Elizabeth' s daughters, the flamboyantly high-flying Shirin and frustrated housewife Seema, are wondering if their new lives there are all they had hoped for. Lastly, there's the second granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings. Show more