By Elizabeth Eslami
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A rich and soul-searching novel about an Iranian-American girl whose enigmatic father has decided to arrange her marriage Jasmine Fahroodhi’s Iranian father has always fascinated her. With his strange habits and shrouded past, she cannot fathom how he ended up marrying her prim American mother, although lately it seems that love in general is just as incomprehensible. Failing out of school just shy of graduation after a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea: he has plans for a hastegar, an arranged marriage, between Jasmine and whatever man he sees fit. Confused, furious, yet intrigued, Jasmine meets suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous, and humorous, results. Only when she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love does Jasmine discover the truth about her evasive father—and the depths of her own strength—in Elizabeth Eslami’s highly original and striking debut novel.
A rich and soul-searching novel about an Iranian-American girl whose enigmatic father has decided to arrange her marriage Jasmine Fahroodhi’s Iranian father has always fascinated her. With his strange habits and shrouded past, she cannot fathom how he ended up marrying her prim American mother, although lately it seems that love in general is just as incomprehensible. Failing out of school just shy of graduation after a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea: he has plans for a hastegar, an arranged marriage, between Jasmine and whatever man he sees fit. Confused, furious, yet intrigued, Jasmine meets suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous, and humorous, results. Only when she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love does Jasmine discover the truth about her evasive father—and the depths of her own strength—in Elizabeth Eslami’s highly original and striking debut novel. “Wildly original, Bone Worship is a real find. At once comic and serious, unpredictable at every turn, with a cross-cultural family drama that cracks through old notion.” —Joan Silber, author of The State of the World and Ideas of Heaven “Compelling, authentic and immensely satisfying. Full of wonderfully drawn characters, especially Jasmine’s awkward, gruff father. Recommended for readers who enjoy Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake.” —Library Journal “Lyrical. Eslami deftly navigates the choppy waters of a cross-cultural father-daughter relationship. From the streets of Tehran to the back roads of Georgia, Bone Worship gnaws and sings.” —Meagan Brothers, author of Debbie Harry Sings in French “With genuine warmth, Eslami explores those fragile in-between times in our lives. She does so with compassion and honesty and with a wry yet gentle humor that had me laughing out loud. Bone Worship is a treasure and Eslami is a writer to keep your eye on.” —David Haynes, author of The Full Matilda Iranian-American a...A rich and soul-searching novel about an Iranian-American girl whose enigmatic father has decided to arrange her marriage Jasmine Fahroodhi’s Iranian father has always fascinated her. With his strange habits and shrouded past, she cannot fathom how he ended up marrying her prim American mother, although lately it seems that love in general is just as incomprehensible. Failing out of school just shy of graduation after a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea: he has plans for a hastegar, an arranged marriage, between Jasmine and whatever man he sees fit. Confused, furious, yet intrigued, Jasmine meets suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous, and humorous, results. Only when she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love does Jasmine discover the truth about her evasive father—and the depths of her own strength—in Elizabeth Eslami’s highly original and striking debut novel.
A rich and soul-searching novel about an Iranian-American girl whose enigmatic father has decided to arrange her marriage Jasmine Fahroodhi’s Iranian father has always fascinated her. With his strange habits and shrouded past, she cannot fathom how he ended up marrying her prim American mother, although lately it seems that love in general is just as incomprehensible. Failing out of school just shy of graduation after a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea: he has plans for a hastegar, an arranged marriage, between Jasmine and whatever man he sees fit. Confused, furious, yet intrigued, Jasmine meets suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous, and humorous, results. Only when she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love does Jasmine discover the truth about her evasive father—and the depths of her own strength—in Elizabeth Eslami’s highly original and striking debut novel. “Wildly original, Bone Worship is a real find. At once comic and serious, unpredictable at every turn, with a cross-cultural family drama that cracks through old notion.” —Joan Silber, author of The State of the World and Ideas of Heaven “Compelling, authentic and immensely satisfying. Full of wonderfully drawn characters, especially Jasmine’s awkward, gruff father. Recommended for readers who enjoy Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake.” —Library Journal “Lyrical. Eslami deftly navigates the choppy waters of a cross-cultural father-daughter relationship. From the streets of Tehran to the back roads of Georgia, Bone Worship gnaws and sings.” —Meagan Brothers, author of Debbie Harry Sings in French “With genuine warmth, Eslami explores those fragile in-between times in our lives. She does so with compassion and honesty and with a wry yet gentle humor that had me laughing out loud. Bone Worship is a treasure and Eslami is a writer to keep your eye on.” —David Haynes, author of The Full Matilda Iranian-American a... Read more
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