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A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea: A Novel of Contrasts

Posted by: Chrinda Jones    Tags:  A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea, Dina Nayuri, Iran, Iranian revolution, Readers Unbound    Posted date:  November 22, 2013  |  492 Comments


I wrote this review for a blog I write for, Readers Unbound. I though you might enjoy it. The novel is not a crime or mystery, but well worth the effort put into reading it. My latest foray into Middle Eastern life is through the novel A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea, by Dina Nayuri, which traces the progression of Iran’s religious and moral change in the late 1970’s. This novel is not a history lesson on the Iran Revolution, though the story does takes place directly within the epicenter of Iran’s struggle. Instead the author focuses on the life of the young female character, Saba Hafezi,...

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