The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther Paperback Book

Description: The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther * A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now in B Format.A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family.On an autumn day in London, the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surface violently with tragic consequences for her pregnant daughter, Sara, and her newly orphaned nephew, Saeed. Racked with guilt, Maryam is compelled to leave the safe comfort of her suburban home and mild English husband to return to Mazareh, the remote village on Irans north-east border where her story began. There she must face her past and the memories of a life she was forced to leave behind.In her quest to piece the family back together, Sara follows her mother to Iran, to discover the roots of her unhappiness and to try and bring her home. Far from the terraced streets of London, among the snow-capped mountains and windswept plains that have haunted her mothers dreams for half a century, Sara finally learns the terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and of the love of the man who still waits for her. Notes Set among an Anglo-Iranian family, this passionate novel about mothers and daughters should appeal to fans of White Teeth and Brick Lane. Maryam is compelled to leave the comfort of her suburban English home and return to Iran, when dark secrets in her past surface. Her daughter Sara follows to try and bring her home, and learns the terrible price her mother paid for her freedom. Author Biography Yasmin Crowther is the daughter of an Iranian mother and a British father. She was educated in England at Oxford University and now works for SustainAbility UK.Author Location: London W6This is Yasmin Crowthers first novel. Review Yasmin Crowther tells this cross-cultural drama with skill. The writing is restrained but powerful - FINANCIAL TIMESThis debut novel is a delicate, bittersweet examination of the nature of home and homesickness, and a salient reminder of the way the past can haunt the present with subtle, heart-breaking persistence - MAIL ON SUNDAYAccomplished...memorable - SUNDAY TIMESLyrical... As a guide to the subtle complexities of family life The Saffron Kitchen is inspired; as a study of the flipside of the cultural divide it is intelligent and probing, an impressive debut - SCOTSMAN Promotional * Nationwide advertising activity - details TBC * Review coverage * Submitted for trade promotions * Reading copies available Kirkus US Review Crowthers uneven debut, split between London and Iran, traces the journey a mother and daughter make to close the distance between their lives.A tragic accident begins the tale, unraveling life-as-usual for Maryam and her daughter Sara. When Maryam hits her nephew Saeed (who, following the death of his mother in Iran, now lives in London with Maryam and husband Edward), she sends the frightened boy running to a bridge. Sara chases him, and in the struggle, miscarries her child. Before Sara even leaves the hospital, Maryam is off to Iran, guilty, disconsolate, unable to sustain the fragile patchwork of her past and present. Back in Iran, in the rural village where she spent idyllic summers, she reflects on the troubled year that the Shah was returned to power and she was banished from home. With her father, a wealthy general, high-spirited Maryam and her two sisters live a privileged life. She even has an English tutor, young Ali, who is teaching her Matthew Arnolds classic poem, "Dover Beach." Her nanny Fatima binds her breasts to keep her seemingly girlish, but her father is considering marriage for her while Maryam dreams of travel and a life away from her fathers restrictions. An unavoidable and innocent indiscretion with Ali dishonors her father, who then disowns her. Maryam becomes a nurse, goes to England and marries sweet Edward, while she recites "Dover Beach" to the sea, hoping her voice will reach Ali. While Maryam indulges in her reveries and reconnects with Ali, Sara and Edward attempt to get on with life in England. Edward has given up, believing Maryam will never return-in fact, was never really his-and Sara, now caring for Saeed, tries to understand why a lost childhood in Iran is more vital to her mother than the ensuing 30 years in England with the family she created. Indeed, it is a question readers will ask-and that Sara poses when she eventually travels to Iran-but one that Maryam is unable to adequately answer. Though Crowther builds an evocative portrait of Iran and the painful pull of two cultures, too much of the novel hinges on an overly enigmatic character and her vague longing for the indefinable idea of home. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Now in B Format.A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family.On an autumn day in London, the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surface violently with tragic consequences for her pregnant daughter, Sara, and her newly orphaned nephew, Saeed. Racked with guilt, Maryam is compelled to leave the safe comfort of her suburban home and mild English husband to return to Mazareh, the remote village on Irans north-east border where her story began. There she must face her past and the memories of a life she was forced to leave behind.In her quest to piece the family back together, Sara follows her mother to Iran, to discover the roots of her unhappiness and to try and bring her home. Far from the terraced streets of London, among the snow-capped mountains and windswept plains that have haunted her mothers dreams for half a century, Sara finally learns the terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and of the love of the man who still waits for her. Review Quote Yasmin Crowther tells this cross-cultural drama with skill. The writing is restrained but powerful - FINANCIAL TIMESThis debut novel is a delicate, bittersweet examination of the nature of home and homesickness, and a salient reminder of the way the past can haunt the present with subtle, heart-breaking persistence - MAIL ON SUNDAYAccomplished...memorable - SUNDAY TIMESLyrical... As a guide to the subtle complexities of family life The Saffron Kitchen is inspired; as a study of the flipside of the cultural divide it is intelligent and probing, an impressive debut - SCOTSMAN Promotional "Headline" * A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family Description for Sales People THE SAFFRON KITCHEN has sold nearly 20,000 copies in HB and C format Details ISBN0349119554 Author Yasmin Crowther Pages 288 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2007 ISBN-10 0349119554 ISBN-13 9780349119557 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-05-03 Imprint Abacus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Media Book UK Release Date 2007-05-03 Audience General NZ Release Date 2007-08-31 AU Release Date 2007-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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