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I loved this book. Not great literature perhaps but a very beautiful picture of life for women in 17th century Persia (Iran). The characters she builds, particularly the narrator, come alive and I couldn't stop thinking about the characters in the book - a great sign of a terrific book. I had to look up more about the carpets they made as her descriptions were so compelling. To be fair, I listened to the book as narrated by Shohreh Aghdashloo. I would listen to her read me the phone book and be
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Aug 31, 2017
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