The Stationery Shop

A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of Together Tea--extolled by the Wall Street Journal as a "moving tale of lost love" and by Shelf Awareness as "a powerful, heartbreaking story"--explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate.

Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran,...show more

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336 pages

Average rating: 8.07

229 RATINGS

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Thompson
Feb 22, 2024
9/10 stars
This story is very well told. Pissed me off and made me cry all at the same time.
thereisanartist
Jan 14, 2024
10/10 stars
I CRIED AND THIS MADE ME FEEL SO LONELY; THIS WAS A 10/10.
Karilappin
Dec 28, 2023
10/10 stars
Love story meets historical fiction. Loved this book.
Anonymous
Dec 04, 2023
6/10 stars
I know this is branded as a love story, but perhaps due to my aversion to love stories, I didn't come away with that. Really good book - worth reading!

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meledden
Aug 06, 2023
8/10 stars
This is a powerful and moving love story which begins in 1950s Iran and stretches through to modern day America. Marjan Kamali cleverly weaves her love story into the politics of the day, setting it around the time of the protests and coup that occurred in Tehran in 1953, which I found very interesting. I appreciated all the insights into Persian culture and traditions, especially their reactions to beginning a live in America which is so diffe...read more

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