![]() ![]() ![]() In this high-spirited, kaleidoscopic story, key moments of Iranian history, politics, and culture punctuate stories of family drama and triumph. In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of each regime that befalls them. Now twenty-five, with a new life and the prospect of a child, KimiĆ¢ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which reach her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. KimiĆ¢ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. The story of a young girl and her family, at the core of an exploration of Iranian history. ![]()
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