{"product_id":"the-persians-9781668015803","title":"The Persians","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive women. Three generations. A mountain of family history.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Women's Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unputdownable.\" --HARPER'S BAZAAR UK\u003cbr\u003e \"Snortingly funny.\" --THE TIMES (LONDON)\u003cbr\u003e \"Sweeping and irreverent.\" --BBC\u003cbr\u003e \"Life-affirming.\" --THE OBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e \"Thoroughly refreshing.\" --FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Valiat family is 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 life in the \"land of plenty\" is all they had hoped for. 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanam Mahloudji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668015803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanam Mahloudji is an American writer born in Tehran and based in London. She is the winner of a Pushcart Prize for her fiction and was nominated for a PEN\/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIdaho Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Persians \u003c\/i\u003ehas been shortlisted for the Women's Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sanam Mahloudji \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733902934173,"sku":"9781668015803","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b65efd8c-75fe-4885-8908-2d2613d42ee8.jpg?v=1773738326","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-persians-9781668015803","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}