The Saffron Kitchen
A Novel
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The Saffron Kitchen
Narrated by:
Mehr Mansuri, Ariana Fraval
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Narrated by:
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Mehr Mansuri
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Ariana Fraval
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Yasmin Crowther
A passionate and timely debut novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, from the remote mountains and riotous streets of Iran to the rain-soaked suburbs of London.
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Reviews
"Beautiful . . . A heartfelt story about unbreakable family bonds."
-Entertainment Weekly
"A wonderfully intricate debut novel . . . exploring the potency of heritage and the pain of exile."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The Saffron Kitchen has a dreamlike quality that gradually draws in and washes over a reader."
-USA Today
"A fine novel of cultural and generational tension."
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A moving look at the plight of the immigrant torn between two homes."
-The Christian Science Monitor
"With richly descriptive language evoking the riotous streets of Iran to the comfortable London suburbs, Crowther's well-crafted narrative will keep readers eagerly turning the pages of this poetic debut about mothers and daughters."
-PAGES
"Crowther's debut is spellbinding, and her cross-cultural perception and empathy are illuminating and affecting."
-Booklist
"An unusual and satisfying read."
-The Guardian, London
"A book about edges . . . where unconscious drives become seemingly rational decisions; and where different cultural values confront each other . . . Crowther [is] a novelist of exceptional honesty and grace."
-The Sunday Telegraph, London
-Entertainment Weekly
"A wonderfully intricate debut novel . . . exploring the potency of heritage and the pain of exile."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The Saffron Kitchen has a dreamlike quality that gradually draws in and washes over a reader."
-USA Today
"A fine novel of cultural and generational tension."
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A moving look at the plight of the immigrant torn between two homes."
-The Christian Science Monitor
"With richly descriptive language evoking the riotous streets of Iran to the comfortable London suburbs, Crowther's well-crafted narrative will keep readers eagerly turning the pages of this poetic debut about mothers and daughters."
-PAGES
"Crowther's debut is spellbinding, and her cross-cultural perception and empathy are illuminating and affecting."
-Booklist
"An unusual and satisfying read."
-The Guardian, London
"A book about edges . . . where unconscious drives become seemingly rational decisions; and where different cultural values confront each other . . . Crowther [is] a novelist of exceptional honesty and grace."
-The Sunday Telegraph, London
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