The Stationery Shop
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The Stationery Shop

by Marjan Kamali

2019•Romance•320 pages

Taste attributes: romancedramahistoricalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringlove conquers allinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA stirring romance novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

"A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage, and who are reunited sixty years later, after having moved on to live independent lives in America, to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful day in the town square"--

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceDramaHistoricalLove conquers allInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

FamiliesIran

Details

Author
Marjan Kamali
Published
2019
Pages
320
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