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1-Yes. I gather things all year when I see something at a perfect price that would suit friends and family for birthday or Christmas gift. We have around 15 with my girls, their spouses; and grands and their fiancées - so we exchange names/Secret Santa

2-Tagged is a beautiful book whose setting is this shop, where shoppers browse, buy, and fall in love. So good?

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Oh my heart😔🩷A beautiful and poignant story.
Roya, a dreamy teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds solace in kindly Mr. Fakhri‘s stationery shop, with books and pens and bottles of jewel-colored ink. It is here she meets and falls in love with Bahman, a handsome intellectual… it‘s a bit reminiscent of Santopolo‘s The Light We Lost 😢💔❤️‍🔥

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#JoysOfJuneReadathon Day 1 @Andrew65

A beautiful story of love and life that spans several decades. During the conflict in Tehran, Iran in the 1950's an ambitious young woman and a political activist fall in love inside a stationery shop. However, the pair become separated by the changing political climate of the country forcing them to flee as refugees. Decades later and living their own lives in America, the pair reunite but with a different perspective on their lives.

I just loved this beautiful story of star crossed lovers who meet in 1950s Iran, a time when there was much political turmoil and eventual government coup. In addition to enjoying the captivating story, I also was intrigued by all of the references to lots of different Iranian foods and found myself Googling many of them. This book will pull at your heartstrings and make you hungry, a definite pick for me!

What a beautiful love story that ends in heartbreak, but tells how life brings us to unexpected places and gives us love in different ways. But keeps.our hearts with a constant love.

Started this cold, dreary, snowy morning in western NY with this wonderful #BookCupidSwap package from @redxohearts. This book intrigued me when I read about it and now I‘m looking forward to a lovely day with it. Thank you Jenni, and thank you @candority for organizing this swap!

THE STATIONERY SHOP by Marjan Kamali is a tale both of romantic and political tragedy, written with a strong sense of place and time. I liked the story, and how it all unfolded. There were moments I gasped, goosebumps here and there. But I did not love it as much. I felt that towards the end the twists and turns seemed flat and unconvincing. But I was glad to have read this fierce of a novel and made it my first this new year. 🌟🌟🌟

Set in Iran in the 1950s, The Stationery Shop is the love story of two teenagers from different economic classes. Kamali's writing is good, but her strength is her dynamic, depth-rich characters, even the minor ones. I appreciated learning about Tehran's political history. I will definitely read more from this author.