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A teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an ordinary girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in love - but when her family discover his letters they accuse her of bringing them into dishonour. She is badly beaten by her brother, and her parents hastily arrange a marriage to a man she''s never met. Facing a life without love, and the prospect of no education, Massoumeh is distraught - but a female neighbour urges her to comply: ''We each have a destiny, and you can''t fight yours.''

The years that follow Massoumeh''s wedding prove transformative for Iran. Hamid, Massoumeh''s husband, is a political dissident and a threat to the Shah''s oppressive regime and when the secret service arrive to arrest him, it is the start of a terrifying period for Massoumeh. Her fate, so long dictated by family loyalty and tradition, is now tied to the changing fortunes of her country.

Spanning five turbulent decades of Iranian his

The Book of Fate

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 1/3/2014
      ISBN13: 9780349138770, 978-0349138770
      ISBN10: 034913877X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an ordinary girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in love - but when her family discover his letters they accuse her of bringing them into dishonour. She is badly beaten by her brother, and her parents hastily arrange a marriage to a man she''s never met. Facing a life without love, and the prospect of no education, Massoumeh is distraught - but a female neighbour urges her to comply: ''We each have a destiny, and you can''t fight yours.''

      The years that follow Massoumeh''s wedding prove transformative for Iran. Hamid, Massoumeh''s husband, is a political dissident and a threat to the Shah''s oppressive regime and when the secret service arrive to arrest him, it is the start of a terrifying period for Massoumeh. Her fate, so long dictated by family loyalty and tradition, is now tied to the changing fortunes of her country.

      Spanning five turbulent decades of Iranian his

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