#marjan kamali

[bookstimesinfinity]

The earth was round, day turned into night, he was in front of her and she loved him.

Marjan Kamali, The Stationery Shop of Tehran

[elmoisreading]

"The past was always there, lurking in the corners, winking at you when you thought you’d moved on, hanging on to your organs from the inside".

- The Stationery Shop of Tehran. MARJAN KAMALI

[annafromuni]

Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran Makes My Heart Swell

The Lion Women of Tehran is Marjan Kamali’s newest release and I cannot contain my excitement. I fell in love with The Stationery Shop and have been awaiting another book from her since I closed the back cover, unwilling to let the smells and senses of food and cooking from my mind. The Lion Women of Tehran has not disappointed on that front either, reinforcing my appreciation for cultures where…

[thatsjustallright]

How long does it take to get over something like this?

[inlovewithquotes]

The past was always there, lurking in the corners, winking at you when you thought you'd moved on, hanging on to your organs from the inside.

-The Stationery Shop

[judgingbooksbycovers]

The Lion Women of Tehran: A Novel

By Marjan Kamali.

[piness011]

"I would have given you everything if only you had let me. " SHUT UPPPPPPPPPP😭😭😭😭😭

[andreabadgley]

Reading in a fire-warmed room with a kitty.

[citylightsandstarsbright]

The Stationary Shop of Tehran, Marjan Kamali (2019)

[nightlockcornucopia]

if anyone has read this book, the stationery shop of tehran (or the stationery shop) by marjan kamali, please hit me up. i desperately need to speak to someone who has read this book.

this book has shattered me and i need help. anything to help me get onto my next read.

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[anwhitebooks]

The Lion Women of Tehran: Thought-provoking and compelling

August 15, 2024 Spoiler-Free Review If you like character-driven stories centered on friendship and coming-of-age in an increasingly intense political landscape, this one is for you. This book deals with some heavy themes. Click here for content warnings. What’s The Lion Women of Tehran about? This story follows the wealthy, high-born Ellie and her best friend from the slums, Homa, as they…

[elmoisreading]

"Some things stay with you, haunt you. Some embers nestle into your skin".

- The Stationery Shop of Tehran. MARJAN KAMALI

[annafromuni]

The Stationery Shop Has My Heart

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali is a masterful piece of life. I don’t even remember what I was expecting before reading this. All I know is that I will never be the same. This book is so beautifully written and the life contained within these covers is rich and inviting and heartbreaking and sombre. The food sounds mouthwatering and entices me to learn new recipes to get a taste of the…

[fightingwithmybrainforfreedom]

It is a love from which we never recover. This sentence and and this book!!!!!

Will I ever love someone like Roya loved bahman?

Will I ever be loved by someone like Bahman loved Roya?

What if I'm not Roya for bahman but shahla?

What if I'm not Badri for Ali but Atieh?

What if I'm not Bahman for Roya but Walter?

What if I'm the other women?

[inlovewithquotes]

The truth is, my young lady, that fate has written the script for your destiny on your forehead from the very beginning. We can't see it. But it's there. And the young, who love so passionately, have no idea how ugly this world is.... This world is without compassion.

-The Stationery Shop

[wellesleybooks]

Don’t miss these two wonderful authors in conversation Wednesday, April 25th, at 7pm.