false <![CDATA[Caspian Rain]]> 1016368 5 From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers a unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society. In the decade before the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country at the brink of explosion. Twelve-year-old Yaas is born in Tehran, into an already divided family: Her father is the son of wealthy Iranian Jews who are integrated into the country s upper-class, mostly Muslim, elite; her mother was raised in the slums of South Tehran, one street away from the old Jewish ghetto. Yaas spends her childhood navigating the many layers of Iranian society. Her task, already difficult because of the disparity in her parents worldview, becomes all the more critical when her father falls in love with a beautiful woman from a noble Muslim family. As her parents marriage begins to crumble, and the country moves ever closer to revolution, Yaas is plagued by a mysterious, and terrifying, illness. And when she learns that her father is about to abandon her and her mother to immigrate to America with his mistress Yaas becomes determined to use her best effort to save herself and her family. At once a cultural exploration of an as-yet unfamiliar society, and a psychological study of the effects of loss, Caspian Rain takes the reader inside the tragic and fascinating world of a brave young girl struggling against impossible odds. 1002492 14 9 2007 Caspian Rain total:112|5:18|4:38|3:39|2:13|1:4| 112 389 227 31 3 1 false false Sun Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat May 24 15:25:36 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 15:26:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 23:08:15 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 23:08:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:52:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:52:45 -0800 2009 Gina Nahai, who left Iran as an adolescent, offers a rare glimpse into one family's inner sanctum prior to Iran's Islamic Revolution. A tragic story told in memoir form, Caspian Rain reveals the limitations of their lives against the class struggles and conflict between tradition and modernism that ...

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Don't get me wrong, the writing is beautiful. I learned ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:10:02 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 21:22:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 08:53:47 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:18:58 -0800 2008
Definitely it...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 22:13:24 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 22:47:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 18:22:58 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 23:04:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:07:44 -0800 2009 Fri May 29 15:32:51 -0700 2009 (finished book) I enjoyed this book despite some lukewarm reviews out there on it. I found the imagery rich and writing descriptive and flowing....more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 11:33:48 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:35:09 -0700 2009 this is book #2 of this series.
seems like a "chick flick" tpe.
we shall see.
the plus is that the author will be involved in the discussion.
always an added dimension to the discussion.]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 19:38:36 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 19:46:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 22 11:19:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:19:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false true Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:14:53 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:18:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 19 09:11:35 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 09:12:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 08 23:07:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 23:08:35 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 23:35:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 21:04:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 06:31:25 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 18:43:18 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 21:51:35 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 21:39:46 -0800 2009
I would give this 3 1/2 if I could. ]]> 2 0 false true Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 15:15:11 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 09:09:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Aug 11 08:01:32 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 08:03:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1016368