The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji (4th Estate, 2026)
Fiction
Sanam Mahloudji’s, The Persians (ISBN: 9780008589042, hardback). A debut novel, the story follows five women from three generations of a once-eminent Iranian family. Each woman has chosen a different path following the revolution: to stay, break the rules, to emigrate, to wed. Exploring the family’s past, present and possible new future, turmoil intermingles with age-old questions of love, money and fulfilment.