{"product_id":"the-saffron-kitchen-isbn-9780143112747","title":"The Saffron Kitchen","description":"In a powerful debut novel that moves between the crowded streets of London and the desolate mountains of Iran, Yasmin Crowther paints a stirring portrait of a family shaken by events from decades ago and worlds away. On a rainy day in London the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surface violently, with tragic consequences for her daughter, Sara, and her newly orphaned nephew. Maryam leaves her English husband and family and returns to the remote Iranian village where her story began. In a quest to piece their life back together, Sara follows her mother and finally learns the terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and of the love she left behind. Set against the breathtaking beauty of two very different places, this stunning family drama transcends culture and is, at its core, a rich and haunting narrative about mothers and daughters.\"Beautiful . . . A heartfelt story about unbreakable family bonds.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A wonderfully intricate debut novel . . . exploring the potency of heritage and the pain of exile.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Saffron Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e has a dreamlike quality that gradually draws in and washes over a reader.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fine novel of cultural and generational tension.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A moving look at the plight of the immigrant torn between two homes.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003ePAGES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Crowther's debut is spellbinding, and her cross-cultural perception and empathy are illuminating and affecting.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An unusual and satisfying read.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, London \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, London\u003cb\u003eYasmin Crowther\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian-English sustainability consultant and author. She provides counsel to high-profile clients—Microsoft, Shell, and BP, to name a few—on corporate responsibility, sustainable development, and brand strategy. \u003ci\u003eThe Saffron Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303069602021,"sku":"NP9780143112747","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143112747.jpg?v=1767741314","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-saffron-kitchen-isbn-9780143112747","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}