ARIA - Nazanine Hozar
~ Trade Paperback
In Iran, 1953, a driver named Behrouz discovers an abandoned baby in an alleyway. When he adopts her, naming her Aria, he has no idea how profoundly this fiery, blue-eyed orphan will shape his future.Ā Ā As she grows, Aria is torn between the three women fated to mother her: the wife of Behrouz, the wealthy widow Fereshteh, and the impoverished Mehri.
Offering an unusually intimate view of a momentous time told through the eyes of a young woman coming to terms with the mysteries of her past and future, Aria is an extraordinarily gripping rags-to-riches-to-revolution tale about coming of age in Iran during a time of dramatic upheaval.Ā Ā
āTo Hozarās considerable credit, the characters feel complex and naturally developed; they have the vitality of living people.Ā At its heart AriaĀ is a story not about a place, or about historical events, but about the human need to belong.ā --Ā Toronto Star
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ARIA - Nazanine Hozar
~ Trade Paperback
In Iran, 1953, a driver named Behrouz discovers an abandoned baby in an alleyway. When he adopts her, naming her Aria, he has no idea how profoundly this fiery, blue-eyed orphan will shape his future.Ā Ā As she grows, Aria is torn between the three women fated to mother her: the wife of Behrouz, the wealthy widow Fereshteh, and the impoverished Mehri.
Offering an unusually intimate view of a momentous time told through the eyes of a young woman coming to terms with the mysteries of her past and future, Aria is an extraordinarily gripping rags-to-riches-to-revolution tale about coming of age in Iran during a time of dramatic upheaval.Ā Ā
āTo Hozarās considerable credit, the characters feel complex and naturally developed; they have the vitality of living people.Ā At its heart AriaĀ is a story not about a place, or about historical events, but about the human need to belong.ā --Ā Toronto Star
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~ Trade Paperback
In Iran, 1953, a driver named Behrouz discovers an abandoned baby in an alleyway. When he adopts her, naming her Aria, he has no idea how profoundly this fiery, blue-eyed orphan will shape his future.Ā Ā As she grows, Aria is torn between the three women fated to mother her: the wife of Behrouz, the wealthy widow Fereshteh, and the impoverished Mehri.
Offering an unusually intimate view of a momentous time told through the eyes of a young woman coming to terms with the mysteries of her past and future, Aria is an extraordinarily gripping rags-to-riches-to-revolution tale about coming of age in Iran during a time of dramatic upheaval.Ā Ā
āTo Hozarās considerable credit, the characters feel complex and naturally developed; they have the vitality of living people.Ā At its heart AriaĀ is a story not about a place, or about historical events, but about the human need to belong.ā --Ā Toronto Star
