July Book Club Review - The Lion Women of Tehran

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Title: The Lion Women of Tehran

Author: Marjan Kamali

Publisher: Gallery Books

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Genre: Historical Fiction

“Someday, you and me—we’ll do great things. We’ll live life for ourselves. And we will help others. We are cubs now, maybe. But we will grow to be lionesses. Strong women who make things happen.”

Friendship, betrayal and redemption set against the backdrop of three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. Whether you read author Marjan Kamali’s signature prose via print or in the audio format like I did thanks to @simon.audio @libro.fm you are going to devour this emotional book! It’s narrated by Mozhan Navabi and Nikki Massoud who both did an exceptional job.

The Lion Women of Tehran is a coming of age story of two friends, who meet when they’re seven, through the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It takes us along an emotional and unbreakable bond of these girls despite coming from different backgrounds. It weaves together a world of political turmoil and the 1953 Coup de’tat of Iran. I love learning through historical fiction. I love stories that feel so immersive, vivid and real. The author makes you feel like you fell inside the pages, activating all your senses; especially with all the food descriptions.

🦁Vivid Storytelling

🦁Lush Prose

🦁Dual POV

🦁Friendship

🦁Coming-of-Age

🦁Iranian Culture + History

🦁Women’s Rights

🦁You read with your mind, heart & stomach

The Stationery Shop is on my favorites shelf and it looks like I have another by this author to add! It’s definitely on my top books from 2024, so far. I love a good epilogue and this one is especially brilliant. All the stars!!!

@bookfriendsbookclub had a great zoom last weekend with the author. She hopes her readers walk away knowing “Love outlasts loss” and “History books tell you what happened and fiction books tell you how people felt”.