The Margaret Thatcher School of Beauty
Author(s): Marsha Mehran
Set in Buenos Aires during the Falklands War, THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOOL OF BEAUTY is the story of a group of displaced Iranian refugees living in a decaying Beaux Arts building in the city centre. The inhabitants of the building form an eclectic community: a sick ex-prisoner and his daughter, a promising medical student; a timid hairdresser; a newlywed couple with a dark past; a young revolutionary; an eccentric pilgrim of Mecca; and at the heart of the group Zadi Heirati, a single mother struggling to make ends meet at the beauty salon she operates from her apartment. Drawn together by a revolution in their homeland, they begin to find solace in weekly poetry meetings. The words they share inspire each to turn inward and discover beauty long buried. As a new war unfolds in their adopted country, this group of disenchanted individuals begins to form a family. At once familiar and extraordinary, this moving story weaves disparate lives together into a tapestry of unique grace, wit and lyricism. 'Mehran is a sensually evocative writer ...a joy to read' - Sydney Morning Herald
Product Information
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- : HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- : 01 June 2014
- : 190mm X 135mm
- : Australia
- : 01 December 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Marsha Mehran
- : Paperback
- : Dec-13
- : en
- : 304