Dorit Rabinyan Libros

While eleven-year-old Nazie has long been engaged to her cousin Moussa and anxiously awaits her marriage, fifteen-year-old Flora has been abandoned by her husband in the midst of a difficult pregnancy. In a novel brimming with vitality and sensuality - smells, colours and textures float effortlessly off the page - Rabinyan examines the lives of these young Jewish girls in a Persian village at the beginning of the twentieth century. Persian Brides is a widely-acclaimed, vibrant and award-winning debut of immense emotional power.

A haunting love story between a young Israeli translator and a Palestinian painter.

The narrative explores the lives of the Azizyan girls, delving into their dreams of romance and the stark reality of their engagements. Set against a rich backdrop of sensory details like lilac and oleander, the story captures their yearning and impatience as they navigate the complexities of love and marriage. It contrasts their imagined fairy-tale lives with the truths they face, highlighting the tension between aspiration and reality.