Together Tea by Marjan Kamali
I don't know what it is that draws me to Marjan Kamali's books. Her story line, her thoughtfulness, her fair view of a country in chaos, her opinions, her choice of narrators...are par excellence. She touches emotions like no other. It's like holding a cup of hot, fragrant tea between your palms and sipping it little by little, allowing the brew to go slowly down your throat and warming the depths of your heart and letting out a sigh of relief or just...contentment, perhaps. Darya is in search of a suitable son-in-law for her daughter, Mina. Darya has made exhaustive spreadsheets of all the Iranian-American bachelors available for betrothal. None of them really is making their mark from Mina's point of view. Mina, studying Business Studies in America, is somewhat unsatisfied with the course she is pursuing and wants to do something that comes from the heart - something that truly brings satisfaction. Her father, Parvez has always ensured that his three children follow...