New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2006. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Fine. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line. Very clean purple boards with gold decoration on cover, purple spine with silver lettering. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages are clean and bright; small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 288 pgs. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, unclipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A beautifully written memoir by esteemed novelist Nahid Rachlin which parts the curtain on one Iranian household--deliving into the complex and fascinating dynamics of growing up female in a paternalistic society. 8vo. Middle East..

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For many years, heartache prevented Nahid Rachlin from turning her sharp novelist's eye inward: to tell the story of how her own life diverged from that of her closest confidante and beloved sister, Pari. Growing up in Iran, both refused to accept traditional Muslim mores, and dreamed of careers in literature and on the stage. Their lives changed abruptly when Pari was coerced by their father into marrying a wealthy and cruel suitor. Nahid narrowly avoided a similar fate, and instead negotiated with him to pursue her studies in America. When Nahid received the unsettling and mysterious news that Pari had died after falling down a light of stairs, she traveled back to Iran-now under the Islamic regime-to find out what happened to her truest friend, confront her past, and evaluate what the future holds for the heartbroken in a tale of crushing sorrow, sisterhood, and ultimately, hope.

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Bookseller: Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015899
Title: Persian Girls: A Memoir
Author: Rachlin, Nahid
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
ISBN 10: 1585425206
ISBN 13: 9781585425204
Publisher: Tarcher/Penguin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2006
Keywords: IRAN PERSIA ISLAM MUSLIM WOMEN MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY
Bookseller catalogs: Women; Middle East;

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