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Running Time: 09:13 hrsNarrator: Mozhan MarnòPublisher:Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library ServiceRunning Time: 09:13 hrsNarrator: Mozhan MarnòPublisher:BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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- Author: Kamali, MarjanContributor: Marnò, MozhanDate:Created2019Summary:
Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amid the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood book and stationery shop. She always feels safe in his dusty store, overflowing with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of soft writing paper. When Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer - handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice and a love for Rumi’s poetry - she loses her heart at once. As their romance blossoms, the modest little stationery shop remains their favorite place in all of Tehran. A few short months later, on the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square, but suddenly, violence erupts - a result of the coup d’etat that forever changes their country’s future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she resigns herself to never seeing him again. Until, more than 60 years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century: Why did he leave? Where did he go? How was he able to forget her? The Stationery Shop is a beautiful and timely exploration of devastating loss, unbreakable family bonds, and the overwhelming power of love.
Genre:Subject(s): Coups d'état | Families | Man-woman relationshipsOriginal Publisher: [New York, NY], Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage(s): EnglishISBN: 9781508286578, 1508286574
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