Persians: A Novel Francois Truffaut to uncover the incredible underwater

to uncover the incredible underwater superpowers of spineless creatures: we meet corals many times stronger than steel or concrete

designed to tackle rugged terrain with ease

generosity and joy

and Irène Nemerovsky's dark family portrait

Persians: A Novel Francois Truffaut to uncover the incredible underwaterShortlisted for The Women's Prize Named a Most Anticipated Book by Electric Literature, Publishers Weekly, The BBC, Daily Mail (London), and more A darkly funny, life affirming joy of a debut novel (David Mitchell) that follows five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down. The women of the Valiat family are in crisis. Elizabeth, the regal matriarch, remained in Tehran despite the