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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk with Marjan Kamali
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting conversation with internationally 
 acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we delve into the timeless wonder of her 
 New York Times bestselling novel\, The Lion Women of Tehran. \n\nIn 1950s 
 Tehran\, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely 
 death of her father\, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home 
 downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless 
 grievances\, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her 
 isolation.\n\nLuckily\, on the first day of school\, she meets Homa\, a 
 kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together\, the two girls 
 play games\, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home\, 
 wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar\, and share their 
 ambitions of becoming “lion women.”\n\nBut their happiness is disrupted 
 when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their 
 previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high 
 school in Iran\, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later\, 
 however\, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the 
 course of both of their lives.\n\nTogether\, the two young women come of 
 age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political 
 turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point\, one earth-shattering betrayal 
 will have enormous consequences.\n\nRegister now to hear directly from the 
 author about the crafting of her tender\, yet immensely powerful work. 
 \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nMarjan Kamali\, born in Turkey to Iranian 
 parents\, is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion Women of 
 Tehran\, The Stationery Shop\, and Together Tea. She is the 2022 recipient 
 of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. Her books 
 have been translated into over thirty languages. Marjan lives with her 
 family in the Boston area.\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nThe views expressed by 
 presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply 
 an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any 
 specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or 
 recommendation by Bucks County Free Library.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://libraryc.org/buckslib/155209
ORGANIZER;CN="Travis Maiuro":MAILTO:maiurot@buckslib.org
CATEGORIES:Adults, Book Discussion, Virtual Events
CONTACT;CN="Travis Maiuro":MAILTO:maiurot@buckslib.org
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