THE PERSIANS
Five women. Three generations. A whole lot of family history.
The Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution with only the Islamic law-breaking Niaz for company. Meanwhile, in America, Shirin, Seema and Bita are wondering if their gleaming lives in 'the land of plenty' are all they had hoped for.
When an annual vacation goes wildly awry and Shirin is arrested, long-held Valiat family secrets begin to surface. As their lives are turned upside down, could revealing the truth save their family or might it break them apart, once and for all?
'Funny, gutsy and confidently written an outstanding debut' DIANA EVANS, 2025 Women's Prize Judge
'Mesmerising' MONICA ALI, author of Love Marriage
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
MAHLOUDJI SANAM
Sanam Mahloudji es una escritora iraní-estadounidense nacida en Teherán y radicada en Londres. Su primera novela, The Persians, fue publicada en 2025 y nominada al Women's Prize for Fiction. Antes de dedicarse a la literatura, trabajó como abogada y comenzó a escribir tras la muerte de su padre en 2010. Su obra aborda temas de identidad, diáspora y memoria familiar, y ha sido publicada en revistas como McSweeney's y The Kenyon Review.
