{"product_id":"in-the-time-of-our-history-a-novel-of-riveting-and-evocative-fiction-9781496739261","title":"In the Time of Our History: A Novel of Riveting and Evocative Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Beautifully written. . . . I'm still thinking about the women who inhabited these pages, the choices they made, and the love between them.\" -Lisa See, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"I fell in love with this jewel of a novel from the first page.\" -Amy Tan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIndie Next List\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePick Target Book Club\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePickPublisher's Marketplace Buzz Books Selection \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Time \u003c\/i\u003eTop of Your Stack Selection Booklist Queen\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMost Popular Book Releases Bar\/Heart Substack 18 New Books to Read Literally by Scribd\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBest New Books and Audiobooks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by her own Iranian-American heritage, the acclaimed author weaves a beautifully crafted story of mothers and daughters, secrets and lies, and defying expectations--even when those choices come with an irrevocable cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve months after her younger sister Anahita's death, Mitra Jahani reluctantly returns to her parents' home in suburban New Jersey to observe the Iranian custom of \"The One Year.\" Ana is always in Mitra's heart, though they chose very different paths. While Ana, sweet and dutiful, bowed to their domineering father's demands and married, Mitra rebelled, and was banished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught in the middle is their mother, Shireen, torn between her fierce love for her surviving daughter and her loyalty to her husband. Yet his callousness even amid shattering loss has compelled her to rethink her own decades of submission. And when Mitra is suddenly forced to confront hard truths about her sister's life, and the secrets each of them hid to protect others, mother and daughter reach a new understanding--and forge an unexpected path forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlive with the tensions, sacrifices, and joys that thrum within the heart of every family, In the Time of Our History is also laced with the richness of ancient and modern Persian culture and politics, in a tale that is both timeless and profoundly relevant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Luminous.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"A sprawling story of loss and healing in the immigrant experiences of an Iranian American family... This vibrant story is told in intricate, heartfelt detail.\" \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"[An] immersive tale of a first-generation immigrant determined to blaze her own path.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanne Pari\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian-American novelist, journalist, essayist, and book reviewer. Born in New Jersey to an Iranian father and an American mother, she grew up both in the United States and Iran until the 1979 Islamic Revolution forced her family into permanent exile. Since then, her writing has focused on stories of displacement and belonging, of identity and assimilation, of trauma and resilience. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fortune Catcher\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into six languages and her non-fiction writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Program Director for Book Expo, she is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, the Author's Guild, the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, and the Castro Writers' Cooperative, she serves on the board of the Lakota Children's Enrichment Writing Project and is an alumna of the Hedgebrook Writing Residency. She blogs occasionally for the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies and divides her time between Northern California and New York. Visit her online at SusannePari.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Scognamiglio Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615635837202,"sku":"9781496739261","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2eda9670-07e6-496b-b585-6db8c34aeeec.jpg?v=1732497173","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-time-of-our-history-a-novel-of-riveting-and-evocative-fiction-9781496739261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}