About this Event
Join us for a special evening with New York Times bestselling author Marjan Kamali, in conversation with Peggy Harvey, Chief Curator of Perkins Cove Bookshop, at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit.
The evening will center on Kamali’s acclaimed New York Times bestseller, The Lion Women of Tehran, a sweeping story of friendship, courage, betrayal, and resistance set against three transformative decades in Iran. Kamali and Harvey will discuss the novel, the history and experiences that inform her work, and her remarkable career as a writer whose books have now been translated into more than 30 languages. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.
The Lion Women of Tehran
Beginning in 1950s Tehran, The Lion Women of Tehran follows Ellie and Homa, two girls from very different backgrounds whose intense childhood friendship is tested by class, separation, betrayal, and the political upheavals transforming Iran. Their lives unfold across decades as Kamali explores female friendship, courage, resistance, regret, and the choices women make in the face of enormous social change.
The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was selected for the American Library Association’s Reading List. (Simon & Schuster)
The Stationery Shop
Set against the political turmoil of 1953 Tehran, The Stationery Shop tells the story of Roya, a teenager who falls in love with the politically passionate Bahman after meeting him in a neighborhood stationery shop. When political violence and a devastating separation tear them apart, Roya eventually builds a new life in America—but decades later is given an unexpected opportunity to discover what really happened.
A national and international bestseller, The Stationery Shop received France’s Prix Attitude and is being developed for television by HBO. (National Endowment for the Arts)
Event venue & nearby stays
Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, Ogunquit, United States
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