Five-star review for The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
When seven-year-old Elaheh’s father dies, she and her mother move to a poorer part of Tehran and she is befriended by Homa on her first day at her new school. The friendship of Ellie and Homa has its ups and downs over the years. It’s set against decades of unrest in their country from the 1950s through 2022. Reading this during the current events in Iran was surreal. The story is very well written, and I came to care about both girls as they each grew into women whose childhood dreams were never achieved. Their lives took unexpected turns. I had a hard time tearing myself away from their stories and especially Homa’s fight for the rights of women in Iran. Highly recommended.
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