Aria

Aria

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Summary

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In Iran, 1953, a driver named Behrouz discovers an abandoned baby in an alleyway. When he adopts her, naming her Aria, he has no idea how profoundly this fiery, blue-eyed orphan will shape his future.

As she grows, Aria is torn between the three women fated to mother her: the wife of Behrouz, who beats her; the wealthy widow Fereshteh, who offers her refuge but cannot offer her love, and the impoverished Mehri, whose secrets will shatter everything Aria thought she knew about her life.

Meanwhile, the winds of change are stirring in Tehran. Rumours are spreading of a passionate religious exile in Paris called Khomeini, who seems to offer a new future for the country. In the midst of this tumult, Aria falls in love with an Armenian boy caught on the wrong side of the revolution. And before long she will be swept up in an uprising which will change the destiny of the land - and its people - forever.

© Nazanine Hozar 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

  • An affecting portrait of the Iranian revolution . . . leaves you simultaneously heartbroken and full of hope
    Sunday Times

About the author

Nazanine Hozar

Nazanine Hozar was born in Tehran, Iran, and left the country when she was eight years old. She lives in British Columbia, Canada.
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