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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 'Enormously entertaining' THE TIMES 'As funny as it is moving' GUARDIAN 'A joy of a debut' DAVID MITCHELL 'Magnificent' BERNARDINE EVARISTO A stunning debut novel following five women from three generations of a once eminent Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down The Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the revolution and only has Niaz, her Islamic law-breaking granddaughter for company. In America, Elizabeth’ s daughters, the flamboyantly high-flying Shirin and frustrated housewife Seema, are wondering if their new lives there are all they had hoped for. Lastly, there’s the second granddaughter, Bita, a disillusioned law student trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings. When an annual vacation in Aspen goes wildly awry and Shirin ends up being bailed out of jail, gossip about the family spreads like wildfire. Soon, Shirin sets out to restore the family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country where the Valiats never mattered to anyone? And, will reputation be enough to make them a family again? The Persians is an irresistible portrait of a unique family in turmoil that explores timeless questions of love, money, art and fulfilment. Here is their past, their present and a possible new future for them all. A most anticipated novel of 2025 in Stylist, BBC and iNews. ‘Funny, gutsy and confidently written … an outstanding debut’ DIANA EVANS, 2025 Women’s Prize Judge 'I lapped up its wonderful characterisations, profound insights and vivacious prose' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'Mesmerising' MONICA ALI 'Darkly funny, richly satisfying' SARAH WINMAN 'Riotous … will have you hooked' STYLIST ‘A darkly funny read about mothers and daughters, love and loss and being true to yourself’ RED 'As exuberant as it is sharp’ iNEWS 'A sweeping and irreverent tale' BBC ‘Gloriously engrossing’ TASH AW ‘Exuberant, comic, perceptive’ AMINA CAIN 'A very brilliant, very special book' JESSICA STANLEY ‘An unforgettable read’ JOSIE FERGUSON

About the Author :
Sanam Mahloudji is an American writer born in Tehran and based in London. She is the winner of a Pushcart Prize for her fiction and was nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her debut novel, The Persians, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025.

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‘This polyphonic novel is brimming with larger-than-life characters … funny, gutsy and confidently written … outstanding’ Diana Evans, 2025 Women’s Prize Judge 'Magnificent … I lapped up its wonderful characterisations, profound insights and vivacious prose' Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other ‘A richly textured, sometimes tragic novel that’s enormously entertaining’ The Times 'The word-of-mouth breakout … will have you hooked from the first action-filled chapter' Stylist ‘Full of outrageous laughter, retaining its fire even in tender moments, and relishing the challenge of locating beauty and complexity within outright gaudiness’ Observer ‘It’s impossible to overstate how much I loved The Persians. Funny, sharp and insightful – this book is a triumph’ Lauren Laverne ‘Larger-than-life characters … leap off the page in a novel bursting with grudges, gossip and complex personal dynamics’ Mail on Sunday ‘Mahloudji writes with a wisdom and confidence rarely seen in a debut’ Guardian ‘Mahloudji’s moving, madcap saga of women in exile [is] a relentlessly entertaining exploration of Iranian-American immigrant life’ Financial Times ‘A darkly funny read about mothers and daughters, love and loss and being true to yourself’ RED ‘Exuberant, whip-smart, infused with melancholy, tragicomic, huge-hearted and sharp-toothed … A joy of a debut novel by the real deal' David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas 'A wonderful multi-generational family drama with characters you really care about … I enjoyed it enormously' Marian Keyes, author of My Favourite Mistake ‘Mesmerising … Gorgeously written, with a flair for the comic and characters that dance off the page and into your heart’ Monica Ali, author of Love Marriage ‘An ambitious, glorious feat … darkly funny, richly satisfying’ Sarah Winman, author of Still Life ‘At once funny and profound, sprawling and personal’ Tash Aw, author of We, The Survivors


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780008589080
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • ISBN-10: 0008589089
  • Publisher Date: 20 Feb 2025
  • Binding: Downloadable audio file
  • Language: English


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