![]() ![]() In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of each regime that befalls them. ![]() Now twenty-five and facing the future she has built for herself, as well as the prospect of a new generation, KimiĆ¢ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. KimiĆ¢ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. Winner of the 2019 Albertine Prize and Lambda Literary Award Full of surprises" ( The Globe and Mail). National Book Award Finalist: "A multigenerational epic of the Sadr family's life in Iran and their eventual exile. ![]()
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