{"product_id":"winter-in-tabriz-9781473663145","title":"Winter in Tabriz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Haunting, atmospheric'' Samira Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I loved this immensely evocative novel'' Anita Sethi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping and atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eWinter in Tabriz\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of four young people living in 1970s Iran during the months immediately prior to the revolution, and the choices they have to make as a result of the ensuing upheaval.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lives of Damian and Anna, both from Oxford University, become enmeshed with two Iranians, Arash, a poet, and his older brother Reza, a student sympathetic to the problems of the dissident writers in Iran, and a would-be photojournalist, interested in capturing the rebellion on the streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The novel draws on Sheila Llewellyn''s own experience of living in Tabriz, through the winter of 1978, during the last chaotic months before the revolution took hold in January 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  It is an expertly imagined tale of the fight for artistic freedom, young love and the legacies of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunting, atmospheric novel about four students who find themselves unexpected witnesses to history in the strange last days of the Shah's Iran. * Samira Ahmed *\u003cbr\u003eSubtle, serious fiction * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping, nostalgic story of the struggle for art, love and freedom . . . captures the complexities and tensions of attempting to choose one's own path, and the vulnerability implicit in investing in love and friendship\u003c\/p\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully accomplished novel that powerfully depicts a forbidden love in a fragmenting world trapped between dictatorship and fundamentalism, and where poetry is seen as more dangerous than guns. * David Park, author of \u003ci\u003eTravelling in a Strange Land\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eI loved this immensely evocative novel which takes the reader on a gripping journey through Iran - as well as a deeply moving and absorbing emotional journey, which acutely shows how the political and personal are inextricably interwoven. Highly recommended. * Anita Sethi *\u003cbr\u003eTakes on huge, political and personal themes and carries them off superbly. * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eLlewellyn vividly captures the lives and passions of four young people irrevocably transformed by revolution, and of a moment in recent history that tilted us towards the political frailties of the present day. Skilfully woven through the story is a tender testament to the Iranian writers and thinkers who bore witness and sought justice. * Cathy Galvin *\u003cbr\u003eAn honest and painstaking writer who cares deeply about the truth of her subject-matter. * Ciaran Carson *\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of memory and loss. * Bookmunch *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885775434071,"sku":"9781473663145","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473663145.jpg?v=1722537657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winter-in-tabriz-9781473663145","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}