Winter in Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn
The beguiling second novel from the author of Walking Wounded for fans of Anna Funder and William Boyd.
A haunting, atmospheric novel about four students who find themselves unexpected witnesses to history in the strange last days of the Shah's Iran* Samira Ahmed *
Subtle, serious fiction * Times Literary Supplement *
A wonderfully accomplished novel that powerfully depicts a forbidden love in a fragmenting world trapped between dictatorship and fundamentalism, and where poetry is seen as more dangerous than guns. * David Park, author of Travelling in a Strange Land *
I loved this immensely evocative novel which takes the reader on a gripping journey through Iran - as well as a deeply moving and absorbing emotional journey, which acutely shows how the political and personal are inextricably interwoven. Highly recommended. * Anita Sethi *
Takes on huge, political and personal themes and carries them off superbly. * Irish Independent *
Llewellyn vividly captures the lives and passions of four young people irrevocably transformed by revolution, and of a moment in recent history that tilted us towards the political frailties of the present day. Skilfully woven through the story is a tender testament to the Iranian writers and thinkers who bore witness and sought justice. * Cathy Galvin *
An honest and painstaking writer who cares deeply about the truth of her subject-matter. * Ciaran Carson *
An exploration of memory and loss. * Bookmunch *
Subtle, serious fiction * Times Literary Supplement *
A gripping, nostalgic story of the struggle for art, love and freedom . . . captures the complexities and tensions of attempting to choose one's own path, and the vulnerability implicit in investing in love and friendship
* Irish Times *A wonderfully accomplished novel that powerfully depicts a forbidden love in a fragmenting world trapped between dictatorship and fundamentalism, and where poetry is seen as more dangerous than guns. * David Park, author of Travelling in a Strange Land *
I loved this immensely evocative novel which takes the reader on a gripping journey through Iran - as well as a deeply moving and absorbing emotional journey, which acutely shows how the political and personal are inextricably interwoven. Highly recommended. * Anita Sethi *
Takes on huge, political and personal themes and carries them off superbly. * Irish Independent *
Llewellyn vividly captures the lives and passions of four young people irrevocably transformed by revolution, and of a moment in recent history that tilted us towards the political frailties of the present day. Skilfully woven through the story is a tender testament to the Iranian writers and thinkers who bore witness and sought justice. * Cathy Galvin *
An honest and painstaking writer who cares deeply about the truth of her subject-matter. * Ciaran Carson *
An exploration of memory and loss. * Bookmunch *
Sheila Llewellyn was born in England, of Welsh heritage, and has dual British/Irish citizenship. She has worked in Africa, Iran, Singapore, Germany and Russia. In 2002, she trained as a cognitive behavioural therapist at the University of Oxford, moved to Northern Ireland with her husband and worked as a specialist in PTSD at a national trauma centre. She completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry in Belfast in 2016.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473663169 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473663164 |
| Title | Winter in Tabriz |
| Author | Sheila Llewellyn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2022-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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