The Lion Women of Tehran Wayne Vansant ”—Washington Post

”—Washington Post

she fears the most formidable monster she’ll have to face is the one inside

Even with help

But when a mark can’t afford ransom for his missing nose

When thirty-three-year-old Athena Matthias is asked

The Lion Women of Tehran Wayne Vansant ”—Washington PostAn evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iranfrom nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehran, seven year old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mothers endless grievances, Ellie dreams for a