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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Marjan Kamali
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DESCRIPTION:Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consor
 tium.Register and submit questions for the authors.Join us for an exciting
  conversation with internationally acclaimed author Marjan Kamali as we de
 lve into the timeless wonder of her New York Times bestselling novel, The 
 Lion Women of Tehran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in gran
 d comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mo
 ther to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her 
 mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her 
 isolation.Luckily, 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 bec
 oming “lion women.”But 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, Ell
 ie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden re
 appearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of thei
 r lives.Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goa
 ls for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to 
 a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequ
 ences.Register now to hear directly from the author about the crafting of 
 her tender, yet immensely powerful work. About the Author:Marjan Kamali, 
 born in Turkey to Iranian parents, is the New York Times bestselling autho
 r 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 Writ
 ing Award. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages. Marj
 an lives with her family in the Boston area.About the Author: Brad Taylor 
 is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. He serv
 ed for more than twenty years in the U.S. Army, including eight years in 1
 st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Fo
 rce. He retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel and now lives in Ch
 arleston, South Carolina.  
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