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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday of Canada
Publication date
August 19, 2008
Pages
304
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385666725
ISBN-10
0385666721
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Original list price
$21.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society.
In the decade before the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country on the brink of explosion. Twelve-year-old Yaas is born into an already divided family: Her father is the son of wealthy Iranian Jews who are integrated into the countryâs upper-class, mostly Muslim elite; her mother was raised in the slums of South Tehran, one street away from the old Jewish ghetto.
Yaas spends her childhood navigating the many layers of Iranian society. Her task, already difficult because of the disparity in her parentsâ worldview, becomes all the more critical when her father falls in love with a beautiful woman from a noble Muslim family. As her parentsâ marriage begins to crumble and the country moves ever closer to revolution, Yaas is plagued by a mysterious and terrifying illness. But despite her ailment, when she learns that her father is about to abandon her and her motherâto immigrate to America with his mistressâYaas is determined to save herself and her family.
At once a cultural exploration of an as-yet-unfamiliar society and a psychological study of the effects of loss, Caspian Rain takes the reader inside the tragic and fascinating world of a brave young girl struggling against impossible odds.
From the Hardcover edition.
In the decade before the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country on the brink of explosion. Twelve-year-old Yaas is born into an already divided family: Her father is the son of wealthy Iranian Jews who are integrated into the countryâs upper-class, mostly Muslim elite; her mother was raised in the slums of South Tehran, one street away from the old Jewish ghetto.
Yaas spends her childhood navigating the many layers of Iranian society. Her task, already difficult because of the disparity in her parentsâ worldview, becomes all the more critical when her father falls in love with a beautiful woman from a noble Muslim family. As her parentsâ marriage begins to crumble and the country moves ever closer to revolution, Yaas is plagued by a mysterious and terrifying illness. But despite her ailment, when she learns that her father is about to abandon her and her motherâto immigrate to America with his mistressâYaas is determined to save herself and her family.
At once a cultural exploration of an as-yet-unfamiliar society and a psychological study of the effects of loss, Caspian Rain takes the reader inside the tragic and fascinating world of a brave young girl struggling against impossible odds.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
from Macadam Cage Pub (September 14, 2007)
9781596922518 | details & prices | 298 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The marriage of an Iranian couple begins to disintegrate as the husband seeks the company of a younger and wealthier woman, and the young daughter, Yaas, who narrates the story, becomes increasingly deaf as she struggles for her mother's approval.
About: The marriage of an Iranian couple begins to disintegrate as the husband seeks the company of a younger and wealthier woman, and the young daughter, Yaas, who narrates the story, becomes increasingly deaf as she struggles for her mother's approval.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Macadam Cage Pub (December 30, 2008)
9781596923140 | details & prices | 300 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.96 lbs | List price $14.00
About: From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society.
About: From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Doubleday of Canada (August 19, 2008)
9780385666725 | details & prices | 304 pages | List price $21.00
About: From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society.
About: From the best-selling author of Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, a stirring, lyrical tale that offers American readers unique insight into the inner workings of Iranian society.
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