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Description edit
When she is five years old, Lili, the narrator of this epic and magical tale, watches her mother, Roxanna the Angel, throw herself off the balcony of their house on the Avenue of Faith. Roxanna has left no farewell, no explanation. Her family's subsequent search for her reveals no body. no... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Roxanna: Add a description of this character.
- Miriam
- Mercedez
- Sohrab
- Fraulein Claude
- Alexandra
- Mashti
- Teymur
- Mr. Charles
- Li Li
- Rahman
- Jacob
- Bryan
- Reza Shah
- Amin
- Sussan
- Morad
- Habib
- Ana Rose
- Josephine
- Rochelle
- Ruhallah
- Sara
- Zivar
- Lill
- Van
- Golnaz
- Mother Superior
- Muslim
First Sentence edit
SHE WAS BORN in 1938, the daughter of Shusha the Beautiful and her tailor husband, Rahman the Ruler.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gina Barkhordar Nahai (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0151003882
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Harcourt
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0151003882
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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