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Mernegar Dorgoly's short story collection--The Buried Secrets of Peonies--is incredible in both its emotional breadth and intellectual honesty while taking readers through the labyrinth of post-revolution Iran. In "Peonies", we pull the curtain back to watch the painful yet hopeful evolution of a girl becoming a woman, and then that woman uncovering family secrets she never could have imagined. Within the frame of these potent, unpretentious, diamond-tight stories, readers feel the author's ultimate humanity. From the dark corners of prison cells to the captive bonds of love, this collection culminates in a fiercely passionate letter from the narrator to her mother. These eight stories are searingly truthful, deeply felt, and ruthless in their desire to expose human complexity and frailty. This is a powerful new addition to serious short story collections in American fiction.