{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-caf-leila-9781616208035","title":"The Last Days of Café Leila","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A glorious treat awaits you at the literary table of Donia Bijan.\" --Adriana Trigiani\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran and to Caf  Leila, the restaurant her family has been running for three generations. Iran may have changed, but Caf  Leila, still run by Zod, has stayed blessedly the same--it is a refuge of laughter and solace for its makeshift family of staff and regulars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Noor revisits her Persian childhood, she must rethink who she is--a mother, a daughter, a woman estranged from her marriage and from her life in California. And together, she and Lily get swept up in the beauty and brutality of Tehran. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bijan's vivid, layered story, at once tender and elegant, funny and sad, weaves together the complexities of history, domesticity, and loyalty and, best of all, transports readers to another culture, another time, and another emotional landscape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616208035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Donia Bijan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37890133131445,"sku":"9781616208035","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a5865ddc-2f50-4619-8a44-db740a392c2b.jpg?v=1607651776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-days-of-caf-leila-9781616208035","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}