Pros: Reveals one of the bleaker sides of modern Ireland. Cons: When will Dervla Quigley get the setting down she deserves?
After reading Marsha Mehran's first novel, Pomegranate Soup, about the three Aminpour sisters and the changes they bring to a sleepy Irish town, I knew I was going to be reading the next story in the series. Set in the 1980's, the three ...
Pros: Warm family drama, lots of Persian culture and cuisine, likeable Irish setting Cons: Thin on plot, relies on first novel for background
In Rosewater and Soda Bread, Marsha Mehran's followup to Pomegranate Soup, the Aminpour sisters Marjan, Bahar, and Layla continue their adventures in West Ireland circa 1987, a year after they opened their Iranian restaurant Babylon Cafe. ...
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