The Persians: A Novel Tots_Gift_Guide Or Graur offers a brief

Or Graur offers a brief and fascinating overview of the history

poignant love letter to our beleaguered world

remember the past

we have been sustained by a belief in progress even in the gloomiest of times

Nikki warns her students to keep their work secret from the Brotherhood

The Persians: A Novel Tots_Gift_Guide Or Graur offers a briefSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE Five women from a once illustrious Iranian family grapple with changeboth personal and in the world around themin this whip smarthuge hearted, and sharp toothedjoy of a debut (David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas) novel thats perfect for book clubs. As funny as it is moving. THE GUARDIAN * Unputdownable. HARPERS BAZAAR (UK) * Sweeping and irreverent. BBC * Life