Review
From
the book jacket:
Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in
damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small,
sheltered village of Ballinacroagh. To the
exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like
a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven
years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with
her younger sisters, Bahar and Layla, and
she hopes that in Ballinacroagh, a land of
"crazed sheep and dizzying roads," they
might finally find a home.
From the kitchen of an old pastry shop on
Main Mall, the sisters set about creating a
Persian oasis. Soon sensuous wafts of
cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron float
through the streets - an exotic aroma that
announces the opening of the Babylon...
Beyond the Book
Marsha Mehran was
born in Iran, on the eve of the
Islamic Revolution. Amidst the
increasing chaos her parents
decided to emigrate to America -
they were luckier than most as
they had a modest nest egg and
letters of acceptance from the
University of Arizona, but they
needed visas. On November 4,
1979, her father planned to file
their visa applications with the
American Embassy, but a band of
revolutionary students bombarded
the consulate and took the
employees hostage. This
momentous turn of events, known
to all Iranians as 'The...
