About the book
'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'I enjoyed it enormously' MARIAN KEYES 'Mesmerising' MONICA ALI 'Glorious' SARAH WINMAN 'Funny and profound' TASH AW 'Exuberant, comic, perceptive' AMINA CAIN A riotously funny and moving debut novel following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they're nobodies. First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large nose, who remained in Tehran despite the revolution. She is kept company by Niaz, her young, Islamic-law-breaking granddaughter. In America, Elizabeth's two daughters have built new lives for themselves. There's Shirin, a flamboyantly high-flying event planner in Houston, who considers herself the family's future; and Seema, a dreamy idealist turned bored housewife languishing in Los Angeles. And then there's the other granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student in New York trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings. When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up being bailed out of jail by Bita, the family's brittle upper class veneer is cracked wide open and gossip about them spreads like wildfire. Soon, Shirin must embark upon a grand quest to restore the family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country where the Valiats never mattered to anyone? And, will reputation be enough to make them a family again? Spanning from 1940s Iran into a splintered 2000s The Persians is an irresistible portrait of a unique family in crisis that explores timeless questions of love, money, art and fulfilment. Here is their past, their present and a possible new future for them all. A most anticipated novel of 2025 in Stylist, BBC, iNews and Publishers Weekly. 'As exuberant as it is sharp' iNEWS 'A sweeping and irreverent tale' BBC 'Funny, unexpected and riotous ... will have you hooked' STYLIST 'Filled with heartbreak, humour, and so much love' VANESSA CHAN 'A very brilliant, very special book' JESSICA STANLEY
Editions of The Persians
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780008589042
- EBook
- ISBN 9780008589073
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'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'I enjoyed it enormously' MARIAN KEYES 'Mesmerising' MONICA ALI 'Glorious' SARAH WINMAN 'Funny and profound' TASH AW 'Exuberant, comic, perceptive' AMINA CAIN A riotously funny and moving debut novel following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they're nobodies. First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large nose, who remained in Tehran despite the revolution. She is kept company by Niaz, her young, Islamic-law-breaking granddaughter. In America, Elizabeth's two daughters have built new lives for themselves. There's Shirin, a flamboyantly high-flying event planner in Houston, who considers herself the family's future; and Seema, a dreamy idealist turned bored housewife languishing in Los Angeles. And then there's the other granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student in New York trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings. When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up being bailed out of jail by Bita, the family's brittle upper class veneer is cracked wide open and gossip about them spreads like wildfire. Soon, Shirin must embark upon a grand quest to restore the family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country where the Valiats never mattered to anyone? And, will reputation be enough to make them a family again? Spanning from 1940s Iran into a splintered 2000s The Persians is an irresistible portrait of a unique family in crisis that explores timeless questions of love, money, art and fulfilment. Here is their past, their present and a possible new future for them all. A most anticipated novel of 2025 in Stylist, BBC, iNews and Publishers Weekly. 'As exuberant as it is sharp' iNEWS 'A sweeping and irreverent tale' BBC 'Funny, unexpected and riotous ... will have you hooked' STYLIST 'Filled with heartbreak, humour, and so much love' VANESSA CHAN 'A very brilliant, very special book' JESSICA STANLEY
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What is The Persians about?
'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'I enjoyed it enormously' MARIAN KEYES 'Mesmerising' MONICA ALI 'Glorious' SARAH WINMAN 'Funny and profound' TASH AW 'Exuberant, comic, perceptive' AMINA CAIN A riotously funny and moving debut novel following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they're nobodies. First there is Elizabeth, the regal matriarch with the famously large nose, who remained in Tehran despite the revolution. She is kept company by Niaz, her young, Islamic-law-breaking granddaughter. In America, Elizabeth's two daughters have built new lives for themselves. There's Shirin, a flamboyantly high-flying event planner in Houston, who considers herself the family's future; and Seema, a dreamy idealist turned bored housewife languishing in Los Angeles. And then there's the other granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student in New York trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings. When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up being bailed out of jail by Bita, the family's brittle upper class veneer is cracked wide open and gossip about them spreads like wildfire. Soon, Shirin must embark upon a grand quest to restore the family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country where the Valiats never mattered to anyone? And, will reputation be enough to make them a family again? Spanning from 1940s Iran into a splintered 2000s The Persians is an irresistible portrait of a unique family in crisis that explores timeless questions of love, money, art and fulfilment. Here is their past, their present and a possible new future for them all. A most anticipated novel of 2025 in Stylist, BBC, iNews and Publishers Weekly. 'As exuberant as it is sharp' iNEWS 'A sweeping and irreverent tale' BBC 'Funny, unexpected and riotous ... will have you hooked' STYLIST 'Filled with heartbreak, humour, and so much love' VANESSA CHAN 'A very brilliant, very special book' JESSICA STANLEY
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Persians?
Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction > Financial / Corporate thrillers
Where can I read a sample of The Persians?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780008589042
How long is The Persians and how many pages does it have?
The Persians has 384 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Persians?
Sanam Mahloudji
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Persians is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780008589042) and ebook(ISBN 9780008589073)
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