Summary
Redolent with the scent of lilac and oleander blossoms, and bursting with the flavors of quinces and overripe plums, Strand of a Thousand Pearls is the story of the imagined and actual marriages of the Azizyan girls, their years of yearning, restless and impatient, and the truth of their engagements, miles away from the enchanted realm and imaginary heroes of their dreams.
In Strand of a Thousand Pearls, Dorit Rabinyan has given us a bitter-sweet fable about desires fulfilled and deni…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375760037 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375760032 |
| Author: | Dorit Rabinyan |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“A lovely story with compelling characters showcased subtly against the realities of contemporary life in the Middle East.”
—USA Today
“A moving fable of love…exquisite.”
—USA Today
“A formidable talent.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Rabinyan’s story is, above all, about women….The marriage stories overlap and weave together in a rich pattern that resembles a parable or family legend.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Spellbinding…a literary love story of crushed dreams, part family drama, part modern-day fairy tale.”
—Glamour
Dorit Rabinyan
Dorit Rabinyan was born in Kefar-Saba, Israel, to Persian parents and wrote her first novel, Persian Brides, at twenty-one. An award-winning international bestseller translated into ten languages, Persian Brides established her as the voice of a new generation in Israel. Rabinyan won the Israeli Film Academy Award for best television drama of 1997 for Shuli’s Fiance, and the Eshkol Prize for her second novel, Strand of a Thousand Pearls. She lives in Tel Aviv.
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