The saffron kitchen by Crowther Yasmin

Author:Crowther, Yasmin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mothers and daughters, Iranians, Exiles
ISBN: 0143112740
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books
Published: 2007-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

ar away, the stone woman sighed out across the land,a flute, a drum, a song, a whisper, and Maryam walkedalone into the foothills beyond Mazareh. She looked upat the sky where clouds tore apart in a slipstream of wind. Soonthe seasons would change and coarse grass would grow againthrough the melting snow. Then there would be new knots forher to tie in the desert straw strands, and fresh wishes to bemade, along with other stories to be told of the dead and gone,and of lives just begun.

passionate novel

about mothers and daughters,

roots and exile, from the remote mountains

of Iran to the rain-soaked suburbs of London

Rich and haunting, The Saffron Kitchen paints a stirring portrait ofa family shaken by events from decades ago and worlds away. On a rainyday in London the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surfaceviolently, with tragic consequences for her daughter, Sara, and her newly orphanednephew, Saeed. Consumed with guilt, Maryam leaves her English husband andfamily and returns to the remote Iranian village where her story began. In aquest to piece their life back together, Sara follows her mother and finally learnsthe terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and of the love sheleft behind. Set against the breathtaking beauty of London and Iran, this stunningfamily drama uis a novel of tremendous hope" (Scotland on Sunday).

UA wonderfully intricate debut novel ... exploring the potency of heritage and thepain of exile." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)

UA book about edges . . . where unconscious drives become seemingly rationaldecisions; and where different cultural values confront each other... Crowther [is]a novelist of exceptional honesty and grace." -SUNDAYtelegraph (LONDON)

uAn unusual and satisfying read."

- THE GUARDIAN (LONDON)

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