“You might think that the world is complicated and full of lost souls, that people who’ve touched your life and disappeared will never be found, but in the end, all of that can change.” It’s a book for a lifetime and can be added to your collection. There are no extras or unnecessary elements in the book. An amazing correlation and intertwining of characters throughout the book. The last book I remember reading and absorbing in this manner was The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. I can read this book over and over again.
I am deeply touched by the style of writing the author has presented.
There is no past, present, future- “The past was always there, lurking in the corners, winking at you when you thought you’d moved on, hanging on to your organs from the inside.” The book ends on a profound note stating that time is not linear but circular. Some embers nestle into your skin.” –despite all the losses that changed the course of their lives, the losses are irreversible and irrevocable yet the satisfaction of knowing the truth conquers. Life’s not what we imagine it to be yet it leaves us with the most beautiful memories. The last few chapters would leave you heartbroken, haunted and with practical thoughts. Roya’s life in America and Bahman in Tehran all these years-what made them reunite when they parted forever? “Love: How it tangles” and never leaves! It’s heart-touching to imagine their reunion after sixty years. Despite the efforts to keep in touch, engage and marry each other against all odds, fate had its plan for the duo. The book is a reminder that we cannot change the course of our fate no matter what. On one side is Roya’s family, shown as progressive and supporting their two daughters in times when women were oppressed on the other is Bahman, whose mother is self-centred and can put his son’s wishes at stake for her ulterior motives. “The sky was lavender and layered with shades of purple so varied, they seemed impossible”, who would not fall in love with such a description and details. It’s so intense and dramatic that each word facilities transporting you to the world of Roya and Bahman. Marjan Kamali has given a beautiful and vivid description. Choosing different paths in life that looked parallel, do they ever cross their paths again? Between the turmoil, their love blossoms and with changing face of Tehran, it also went through the ebb and flow. Their story dates back to 1953 in Tehran when Iran was going through a lot of disturbance and protests, the story of Roya and Bahman starts from a small book shop. A poignant love story that will leave you in tears and this is no exaggeration. Roya and Bahman, the two characters around which the story revolves, would spark in you a fresh urge to fall in love or evoke bygone emotions.
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