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SUMMARY:On Courage\, Turmoil\, and the Transformative Power of Love with Marjan Kamali
DESCRIPTION:This author talk will be held online via our Authors and 
 Speakers site\, in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. By 
 registering via the Event Link (see below)\, you'll receive an email with 
 the watch link and reminders as the event approaches. After the talk ends\, 
 you'll receive an email with a link to the recording.\n\nJoin 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 of 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\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://libraryc.org/estesvalleylibrary/155128
ORGANIZER;CN="Eric White":MAILTO:ewhite@estesvalleylibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Library Speaker's Consortium
CONTACT;CN="Eric White":MAILTO:ewhite@estesvalleylibrary.org
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