The Stationery Shop of Tehran

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*** If you read The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo, you will love The Stationery Shop of Tehran ***1953, Tehran. 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. An enchanting romance MY WEEKLYSimultaneously briskly paced and deeply moving, this will appeal to fans of Khaled Hosseini and should find a wide audienceBOOKLIST Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful… This book broke my heart again and againWhitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHTWhat a pleasure a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so realElinor Lipman, author of TURPENTINE LANE A beautiful and sensitive novel that I loved from the first pageAlyson Richman, international bestselling author of THE LOST WIFE  A beautifully immersive tale … brings to life a lost and complex world and the captivating characters who once called it homeJasmin Darznik, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD DAUGHTER and SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRDA sweeping romantic tale of thwarted loveKIRKUS REVIEWSThe unfurling stories… will stun readers… For those who enjoy getting caught up in romance while discovering unfamiliar history of another countryLIBRARY JOURNALGrab your tissues’BOSTON MAGAZINEA tender story of enduring love.MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNEI! Am! Obsessed! With! This! Book!COSMOPOLITAN.COM

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