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The Saffron Kitchen
by Yasmin Crowther

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In a powerful debut novel that moves between the crowded streets of London and the desolate mountains of Iran, Yasmin Crowther paints a stirring portrait of a family shaken by events from decades ago and worlds away. On a rainy day in London the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surface violently, with tragic consequences for her daughter, Sara, and her newly orphaned nephew. Maryam leaves her English husband and family and returns to the remote Iranian village where her story began. In a quest to piece their life back together, Sara follows her mother and finally learns the terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and of the love she left behind. Set against the breathtaking beauty of two very different places, this stunning family drama transcends culture and is, at its core, a rich and haunting narrative about mothers and daughters.

Review:

"Beautiful . . . A heartfelt story about unbreakable family bonds."

Entertainment Weekly

"A wonderfully intricate debut novel . . . exploring the potency of heritage and the pain of exile."

Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The Saffron Kitchen has a dreamlike quality that gradually draws in and washes over a reader."

USA Today

"A fine novel of cultural and generational tension."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A moving look at the plight of the immigrant torn between two homes."

The Christian Science Monitor

"With richly descriptive language evoking the riotous streets of Iran to the comfortable London suburbs, Crowther's well-crafted narrative will keep readers eagerly turning the pages of this poetic debut about mothers and daughters."

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"Crowther's debut is spellbinding, and her cross-cultural perception and empathy are illuminating and affecting."

Booklist

"An unusual and satisfying read."

The Guardian, London

"A book about edges . . . where unconscious drives become seemingly rational decisions; and where different cultural values confront each other . . . Crowther [is] a novelist of exceptional honesty and grace."

The Sunday Telegraph, London

Synopsis:

After Maryam Mazars dark secrets and troubled past surface, she feels compelled to leave the comfort of her home and return to her native remote Iranian village. When Maryams daughter finally goes to Iran, she begins to see the world that has haunted her mother for half a century.
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About the Author

Yasmin Crowther was born to an Iranian mother and British father. This is her first novel.
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Laurie Blum, July 28, 2008 (view all comments by Laurie Blum)
When Maryam Mazar leaves the safe quiet comfort of her London home to confront secrets of her troubled past on the riotous streets of Iran, she does not have a clue that her actions will result in tragic consequences for her pregnant daughter, Sara, and her orphaned nephew, Saeed. A notable well-crafted first novel about mothers & daughters!
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Kathryn Halpin, April 8, 2008 (view all comments by Kathryn Halpin)
This book is a compelling story of the struggle one woman has to reconcile the past and present, her life in England with her years growing up in Iran. Yasmin Crowther provides westerners excellent insight into the traditions and family structure of her mother's country. It is at times tender, heartwrenching and hopeful.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143112747
Author:
Crowther, Yasmin
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
Literary
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
257
Dimensions:
7.74x5.40x.57 in. .41 lbs.
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