Children of the Jacaranda Tree : A Novel
by Delijani, Sahar
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- 1476709092
- ISBN 13
- 9781476709093
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Sold in 70 countries around the world, translated into 25 languages, hailed by Khaled Hosseini, author of And the Mountains Echoed and The Kite Runner, who calls it "a celebration of the human heartâÈçs eternal yearning for freedom." This is Children of the Jacaranda Tree. Neda is born in TehranâÈçs Evin Prison, where her mother is allowed to nurse her for a few months before the arms of a guard appear at the cell door one day and, simply, take her away. In another part of the city, three-year-old Omid witnesses the arrests of his political activist parents from his perch at their kitchen table, yogurt dripping from his fingertips. More than twenty years after the violent, bloody purge that took place inside TehranâÈçs prisons, Sheida learns that her father was one of those executed, that the silent void firmly planted between her and her mother all these years was not just the sad loss that comes with death, but the anguish and the horror of murder. These are the Children of the Jacaranda Tree . Set in post-revolutionary Iran from 1983 to 2011, this stunning debut novel follows a group of mothers, fathers, children, and lovers, some related by blood, others brought together by the tide of history that washes over their lives. Finally, years later, it is the next generation that is left with the burden of the past and their countryâÈçs tenuous future as a new wave of protest and political strife begins. Children of the Jacaranda Tree is an evocative portrait of three generations of men and women inspired by love and poetry, burning with idealism, chasing dreams of justice and freedom. Written in Sahar DelijaniâÈçs spellbinding prose, capturing the intimate side of revolution in a country where the weight of history is all around, it is a moving tribute to anyone who has ever answered its call.
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- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3716066-20
- Title
- Children of the Jacaranda Tree : A Novel
- Author
- Delijani, Sahar
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1476709092
- ISBN 13
- 9781476709093
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2013-06-18
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