The Stationery Shop of Tehran

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*** If you read The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo, you will love The Stationery Shop of Tehran ***

1953, Tehran. In a small shop in a country on the brink of unrest, two people meet for the very first time.

Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the stationery shop run by Mr Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick wads of writing paper, also carries translations of literature from all over the world. Bahman, with his burning passion for justice, is like no one else she has ever met.

But all around them, as their relationship blossoms, life in Tehran is changing.

Suddenly, shockingly, violence erupts: a coup d'etat that forever changes their country's future, as well as their own.

Marjan Kamali's beautiful novel explores themes of love and loss, and delivers an unforgettable ending.

An enchanting romance
MY WEEKLY

Simultaneously briskly paced and deeply moving, this will appeal to fans of Khaled Hosseini and should find a wide audience
BOOKLIST

Evocative, devastating, and hauntingly beautiful This book broke my heart again and again
Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT

What a pleasure a novel that is all at once masterfully plotted, beautifully written, and populated by characters who are arresting, lovable and so real
Elinor Lipman, author of TURPENTINE LANE

A beautiful and sensitive novel that I loved from the first page
Alyson Richman, international bestselling author of THE LOST WIFE

A beautifully immersive tale brings to life a lost and complex world and the captivating characters who once called it home
Jasmin Darznik, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD DAUGHTER and SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD

A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love
KIRKUS REVIEWS

The unfurling stories will stun readersFor those who enjoy getting caught up in romance while discovering unfamiliar history of another country
LIBRARY JOURNAL

Grab your tissues'
BOSTON MAGAZINE

A tender story of enduring love.
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

I! Am! Obsessed!With!This! Book!
COSMOPOLITAN.COM

Author Bio

Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, Columbia University, and New York University. Her work has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in two anthologies: Tremors and Let Me Tell You Where Ive Been. An excerpt from The Stationery Shop was published in Solstice Literary Magazine and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her debut novel Together Tea was a Massachusetts Book Award Finalist, an NPR WBUR Good Read, and a Target Emerging Author Selection. Marjan lives with her husband and two children in the Boston area.