Radio 2 Book Club
Simon Mayo welcomes Sahar Delijani to The Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her debut novel, The Children of the Jacaranda Tree.
Simon Mayo welcomes Sahar Delijani to The Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her debut novel, The Children Of The Jacaranda Tree.
It is a novel about revolution in Iran. Amid the tears there is laughter and amongst the ashes of thwarted dreams grow buds of Joy. Sahar Delijani was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in California. She now lives in Italy with her husband.
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The Radio 2 Book Club - The Children Of The Jacaranda by Sahar Delijani
Sahar聽will be on Drivetime from 1800 to talk about her book.
About The Book
This is a novel about revolution in Iran. Amid the tears there is laughter and amongst the ashes of thwarted dreams grow buds of Joy. The Children Of The Jacaranda Tree is very moving and so evocative of what聽is happening in聽Iran
About Sahar
Sahar Delijani was born in Tehran, Iran, and grew up in California where she studied at Berkley University. She now lives in Italy with her husband. This is her first novel.How to get involved
- You can tweet questions to聽Sahar - Send your tweets to using the hashtag: #R2BookClub
- You can also submit questions in advance, by email to simonmayo@bbc.co.uk
- If you wish to be considered as one of our reviewers for this year, you can fill in the from on our pages.
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- Mon 3 Jun 2013 17:05成人快手 Radio 2