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SUMMARY:Virtual Author: Marjan Kamali
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally accl
 aimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her New
  York Times bestselling novel, The Lion Women of Tehran. In 1950s Tehran,
  seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of h
 er father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. L
 onely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dr
 eams for a friend to alleviate her isolation.Luckily, on the first day of 
 school, she meets Homa, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit.
  Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of
  Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaa
 r, and share their ambitions of becoming “lion women.”But their happin
 ess is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to
  return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the bes
 t girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. 
 Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged worl
 d alters the course of both of their lives.Together, the two young women c
 ome of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the p
 olitical turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering 
 betrayal will have enormous consequences.Register now to hear directly fro
 m the author about the crafting of her tender, yet immensely powerful work
 . About the Author:Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, is t
 he New York Times bestselling author of The Lion Women of Tehran, The Stat
 ionery Shop, and Together Tea. She is the 2022 recipient of the National E
 ndowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. Her books have been translat
 ed into over thirty languages. Marjan lives with her family in the Boston 
 area.
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