Veil of Roses in Around the World in 80 Books

Apr 05, 2013 SandyC rated it liked it

Shelves: 2013-read, 2013-tower-teams, rrrc-2013-challenge, rrrc-2013

An interesting glimpse into Iranian culture and what it means to be a woman in modern Iran. (Reminds me I need to pick up Reading Lolita in Tehran again.) Tamila is a 27-year-old, college-educated Iranian woman who travels to the US on a 3 month Visa to stay with her sister and brother-in-law. The main point of her visit, however, is to find an Iranian husband so she can stay in the US permanently.

There are many instances in which Tami is amazed by how truly "free" people (especially women) are ...more

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Jun 27, 2008 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, 2014-book-challenge

This was a nice and quick read. It's about a young woman named Tamil who comes go America to get married so she can stay in America . While making arrangements to get married she falls in love with an American man named Ike.

I find it interesting that even though Tami comes to America for the freedom there are still some restrictions. So she wasn't really free. I though Maryam was really annoying and bossy in the beginning but my mind changed at the end of the book. And finally thought Masoud wa ...more

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Oct 23, 2013 Neila rated it it was amazing

I so enjoyed this well-written book of a young Iranian girl who comes to America and has three months in which to find a husband so she can remain in America. She surrounds herself with a wonderful group of eclectic friends who she meets in an ELS class. Each of the friends is, in one way or another flawed, and through her friends she is able to overcome the issues of her upbringing in Iran. One of the things I liked most about the book were the many ways the author used the wearing of the veil ...more

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