The Girl from the Garden - A Novel

Zusatztext "[R]emarkable not only for its rare! intimate glimpse of an Iranian Jewish family in the early 20th century! nor for its gorgeous sentences or profound treatment of longing! loss and memory! but for how it seduces and enthralls the reader." Informationen zum Autor Parnaz Foroutan is the author of Home is a Stranger and The Girl from the Garden . She was born in Iran and spent her early childhood there. She received PEN USA's Emerging Voices fellowship for this novel! which was inspired by her own family history. She has been named to the Hedgebrook fellowship and residency! and received funding from the Elizabeth George Foundation! among other institutions. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. Klappentext For all his wealth and success! Asher Malacouti—the head of a Jewish family in the Iranian town of Kermanshah—cannot have the one thing he desires above all: a son. His young wife! Rakhel! trapped in an oppressive marriage at a time when a woman's worth is measured by her fertility! is made desperate by her failure to conceive! and grows jealous and vindictive. Frustrated by his wife's inability to bear him an heir! Asher makes a fateful choice that will shatter the household. Witnessed through the memories of the family's sole surviving daughter! now an elderly woman living in Los Angeles! The Girl from the Garden unfolds the complex! tragic history of a family in a long-lost Iran of generations past. Haunting! suspenseful! and inspired by events in the author's own family! it is an evocative and poignant exploration of sacrifice! betrayal! and the indelible legacy of the families that forge us. Zusammenfassung An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire! obsession! power and vulnerability! in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran. For all his wealth and success! Asher Malacouti—the head of a prosperous Jewish family living in the Iranian town of Kermanshah—cannot have the one thing he desires above all: a male son. His young wife Rakhel! trapped in an oppressive marriage at a time when a woman’s worth is measured by her fertility! is made desperate by her failure to conceive! and grows jealous and vindictive. Her despair is compounded by her sister-in-law Khorsheed’s pregnancy and her husband’s growing desire for Kokab! his cousin’s wife. Frustrated by his wife’s inability to bear him an heir! Asher makes a fateful choice that will shatter the household and drive Rakhel to dark extremes to save herself and preserve her status within the family. Witnessed through the memories of the family’s only surviving daughter! Mahboubeh! now an elderly woman living in Los Angeles! The Girl from the Garden unfolds the complex! tragic history of her family in a long-lost Iran of generations past. Haunting! suspenseful and inspired by events in the author’s own family! it is an evocative and poignant exploration of sacrifice! betrayal! and the indelible legacy of the families that forge us. ...

Product details

• Authors: Parnaz Foroutan
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.08.2015
• EAN: 9780062418012
• ISBN: 978-0-06-241801-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, DRAMA: Women Authors, JEWISH STUDIES: LITERATURE, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Jewish, FICTION: World Literature / American / 20th Century