{"product_id":"the-swan-banoo-mehr-9781975913472","title":"The Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I was nine years old, my childhood came to an end; at fifteen, I fell in love; and at twenty, I buried all my dreams and hopes and grew old.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Anahita Weber thinks about her childhood in Iran, she pictures a life full of endings. In \u003ci\u003eThe Swan\u003c\/i\u003e, author Banoo Mehr creates a powerful portrait of one woman finding a way to start again against a backdrop of revolution and instability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnahita has a happy childhood in Iran until a debilitating illness blinds her beloved brother. Anahita and Babak always had a special connection, and she can't bear to see him suffer. While her father devotes himself to nurturing Babak's musical talents, her mother retreats into her grief. The two siblings cope with family changes by sharing a passion for song.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, the two of them grow up in a world of political and religious conflict. Like so many others, the siblings find their lives unimaginably changed by the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and they both struggle to move forward after unbearable tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnahita escapes Iran to build a new life, but her past and the loss of her home haunt her. Can she ever be healed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Banoo Mehr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1975913477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781975913472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.80d","brand":"Banoo Mehr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486552469759,"sku":"9781975913472","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a2da3e7-cd46-485d-b563-ddfaca975efe.jpg?v=1778055891","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-swan-banoo-mehr-9781975913472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}