Persian Girls: A Memoir - Hardcover

Rachlin, Nahid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585425206 ISBN 13: 9781585425204

Publisher: Tarcherperigree, 2006

Synopsis

A memoir by the author of Foreigner and Married to a Stranger describes how she was raised by a beloved widow aunt in Iran, oppressed by a domineering father and restrictive Muslim laws, and torn between the cultures of her home and America.

About this title

Synopsis:

For many years, heartache prevented Nahid Rachlin from turning her sharp novelist's eye inward: to tell the story of how her own life diverged from that of her closest confidante and beloved sister, Pari. Growing up in Iran, both refused to accept traditional Muslim mores and dreamed of careers in literature and on the stage. Their lives changed abruptly when Pari was coerced by their father into marrying a wealthy and cruel suitor. Nahid narrowly avoided a similar fate and instead negotiated with him to pursue her studies in America. When Nahid received the unsettling and mysterious news that Pari had died after falling down a flight of stairs, she travelled back to Iran - now under the Islamic regime - to find out what happened to her truest friend, confront her past and evaluate what the future holds for the heartbroken in a tale of crushing sorrow, sisterhood and, ultimately, hope.

About the Author:

Nahid Rachlin is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Foreigner, Married to a Stranger, and The Heart's Desire, as well as a collection of short stories, Veils. Currently a fellow at Yale, Rachlin teaches at the New School and the Unterberg Poetry Center in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcherperigree
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1585425206
• ISBN 13: 9781585425204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288