The Lion Women of Tehran

An ΓÇ£evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship,feminismand political activismΓÇ¥ (People) set against three transformative decades in TehranIranΓÇöfrom nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehranseven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her fatherforcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her motherΓÇÖs endless grievancesEllie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckilyon the first day of schoolshe meets Homaa kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Togetherthe two girls play gameslearn to cook in the stone kitchen of HomaΓÇÖs warm homewander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaarand share their ambitions of becoming ΓÇ£lion women.ΓÇ¥ But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girlsΓÇÖ high school in IranEllieΓÇÖs memories of Homa begin to fade. Years laterhoweverher sudden reappearance in EllieΓÇÖs privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Togetherthe two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking pointone earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences. ΓÇ£Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant FriendThe Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing taleΓÇ¥ (BookPage) of love and courageand a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young.