{"product_id":"9780008589042","title":"The Persians","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mahloudji, Sanam\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 January 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e165 x 241 x 37 | 592g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Enormously entertaining’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘As funny as it is moving’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Unputdownable’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e HARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Funny, sharp and insightful … a triumph’ LAUREN LAVERNE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A joy of a debut’ DAVID MITCHELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Magnificent BERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Five women. Three generations. A mountain of family history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic law-breaking Niaz for company. Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema and Bita are wondering if their gleaming lives in ‘the land of plenty’ are all they had hoped for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family or might it break them apart, once and for all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Funny, gutsy and confidently written … an outstanding debut’ DIANA EVANS, 2025 Women’s Prize Judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Mesmerising’ MONICA ALI, author of Love Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Darkly funny, richly satisfying’ SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Riotous … will have you hooked’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘As exuberant as it is sharp’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e iNEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A sweeping and irreverent tale’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBBC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Gloriously engrossing’ TASH AW, author of The South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Exuberant, comic, perceptive’ AMINA CAIN, author of Indelicacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A very brilliant, very special book’ JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘An unforgettable read’ JOSIE FERGUSON, author of The Silence In Between\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301791969604,"sku":"9780008589042","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780008589042.jpg?v=1769605247","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780008589042","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}