The Book of Fate

Author(s): Parinoush Saniee

Fiction

A teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an ordinary girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in love - but when her family discover his letters they accuse her of bringing them into dishonour. She is badly beaten by her brother, and her parents hastily arrange a marriage to a man she's never met. Facing a life without love, and the prospect of no education, Massoumeh is distraught - but a female neighbour urges her to comply: 'We each have a destiny, and you can't fight yours.' The years that follow Massoumeh's wedding prove transformative for Iran. Hamid, Massoumeh's husband, is a political dissident and a threat to the Shah's oppressive regime and when the secret service arrive to arrest him, it is the start of a terrifying period for Massoumeh. Her fate, so long dictated by family loyalty and tradition, is now tied to the changing fortunes of her country. Spanning five turbulent decades of Iranian history, from before the 1979 revolution, through the Islamic Republic and up to the present, The Book of Fate is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope - and a rare insider's view of Iranian society.


Product Information

The biggest ever bestselling novel in Iran, before it was banned by the government, The Book of Fate is the story of Iran during the second half of the twentieth-century told through the life of an Iranian woman.

Parinoush Saniee is a sociologist and psychologist. She worked for the Iranian government in the ministry of labour. She has written several novels, of which The Book of Fate is the first; The Father of the Other One is the second - also published to great acclaim in Iran; others are awaiting approval by the censorship board.

General Fields

  • : 9781408704172
  • : Little, Brown Book Group
  • : Little, Brown
  • : 0.602
  • : May 2013
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : August 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Parinoush Saniee
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 352