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    The Margaret Thatcher School of Beauty

    By Marsha Mehran

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    A moving tale of exile, friendship, love and the healing power of poetry from the bestselling author of Pomegranate Soup.

    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

     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateDec 1, 2014
    ISBN9781743099506
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    The Margaret Thatcher School of Beauty
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    Marsha Mehran

    Born in Tehran on the eve of the Iranian Revolution, Marsha Mehran moved with her family to the southern shores of Argentina, where her parents set up a Middle Eastern cafe in Buenos Aires. She also lived in Australia, the US and Ireland. Her first novel, POMEGRANATE SOUP and its sequel, ROSEWATER AND SODA BREAD were published to international acclaim.

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