pickI wanted a quickie read for the airplane so I pulled this up. Expected it to be a typical matchmaker romance, but I was pleasantly surprised—it had more depth and nuance than that, and the romance thread wasn‘t even the main part of the story. I also liked that it included facts and events from Persian history that I didn‘t know.
Plans for the first part of my holiday break: finish my last #crossstitch present (geraniums for my grandma) while listening to Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell (not in Litsy database yet). Together Tea is up next for my print book. #audiostitching
so-soBook 115
I listened to this novel told through alternating perspectives of a Tehrani mother and daughter living in the US. It's the familiar theme of straddling two cultures. Meh.
pickI just loved The Stationary Shop, so I decided to give this one a try. Mina immigrated to the US from Iran as a child and is now trying to navigate her mother‘s desire for her to marry. Kamali does a beautiful job of balancing backstory and current story as well as having tragedy and difficulty threaded through with humor. I would not have thought her books would be my cup of tea, but I find they hit the spot.
so-soI‘m a born and bred Southern girl, but this tea was just too sweet for me. Characters felt flat, plot had potential but ended up being too predictable (too much romance for my taste) and the end tied everything up in a neat and tidy bow. 2.5/5 ⭐️
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#HeyJune #ComeTogether
Six "come together" books from my stacks. I went for the titles--COME and Find Me, COME Away With Me & Along COMES a Stranger + Falling TOGETHER, All TOGETHER Dead & the tagged book, TOGETHER Tea which is the only one that I have not yet read. It's on my Kindle #TBR. ??
pickA well done story about emigration and immigration as well as the loss of family bonds. What was especially well done was Mina's sense of displacement, despite assimilating in the US at a young age, and feeling like she didn't belong either in the US or in Iran. And, I loved the reunion scene that Mina and her mother had with her relatives when they went back to visit them. I did feel a lot of stress and tension during all the airport scenes.
pickCombines romance, travel, and journey of immigrant family trying to choose their path.
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