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PublisherPegasus Books

ISBN-101605980749

ISBN-139781605980744

eBay Product ID (ePID)72674563

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Book TitleBone Worship

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, Coming of Age, Romance / General

Publication Year2010

GenreFiction

AuthorElizabeth Eslami

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight11.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.6 in

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ReviewsWith genuine warmth, Elizabeth Eslami explores those fragile in-between times of our lives. She does so with compassion and honesty and with a wry yet gentle humor that had me laughing out loud. Bone Worship is a treasure, and Eslami is a writer to keep your eyes on., Wildly original, Bone Worship is a real find. A superbly cranky American daughter and her impossible, mysterious Iranian father are the fabulous characters populating this wonderful novel. At once comic and serious, unpredictable at every turn, with a cross-cultural family drama that cracks through old notions. (Joan Silber, author of The Size of the World and Ideas of Heaven ) In a voice at once acerbic and lyrical, Eslami deftly navigates the choppy waters of a cross-cultural father-daughter relationship bowing beneath the strain of post-grad ennui. From the streets of Tehran to the backroads of Arrowhead, Georgia, Bone Worship gnaws and sings. (Megan Brothers, author of Debbie Harry Sings in French ) With genuine warmth, Elizabeth Eslami explores those fragile in-between times of our lives. She does so with compassion and honesty and with a wry yet gentle humor that had me laughing out loud. Bone Worship is a treasure, and Eslami is a writer to keep your eyes on. (David Haynes, author of The Full Matilda )|9781605980744|, Wildly original, Bone Worship is a real find. A superbly cranky American daughter and her impossible, mysterious Iranian father are the fabulous characters populating this wonderful novel. At once comic and serious, unpredictable at every turn, with a cross-cultural family drama that cracks through old notions., A realistic and heartfeltdepiction of a young woman at a crossroads wondering 'What's next?' Eslami's debut deftly limns ayoung woman's exploration of her roots, her attempts to understand her father, and how, to her ownsurprise, she finds a way to navigate both the expectations of her parents and her own burgeoning desires., In a voice at once acerbic and lyrical, Eslami deftly navigates the choppy waters of a cross-cultural father-daughter relationship bowing beneath the strain of post-grad ennui. From the streets of Tehran to the backroads of Arrowhead, Georgia, Bone Worship gnaws and sings., The novel is full of wonderfully drawn characters, especially Jasmine's awkward, gruff father. And there are some lovely stories about the father's childhood....This debut's real strength lies in its treatment of the Fahroodi family's complex relationships and of Jasmine's journey into womanhood.

SynopsisJasmine Fahroodhi has always been fascinated by her enigmatic Iranian father. With his strange habits and shrouded past, she can't fathom how he ended up marrying her prim American mother. But lately love in general feels just as incomprehensible. After a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, causing her to fail out of college just shy of graduation, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea--he has big plans for a hastegar, an arranged marriage. Confused, furious, but intrigued, Jasmine searches for her match, meeting suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous (and humorous) results. As she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love, Jasmine discovers the truth about her father, and an even more evasive figure--herself--in this highly original and striking debut novel., A rich and soul-searching novel about an Iranian-American girl whose enigmatic father has decided to arrange her marriage., But lately love in general feels just as incomprehensible. After a disastrous romance sends her into a tailspin, causing her to fail out of college just shy of graduation, a conflicted Jasmine returns home without any idea where her life is headed. Her father has at least one idea--he has big plans for a hastegar , an arranged marriage. Confused, furious, but intrigued, Jasmine searches for her match, meeting suitor after suitor with increasingly disastrous (and humorous) results. As she begins to open herself up to the mysteries of familial and romantic love, Jasmine discovers the truth about her father, and an even more evasive figure--herself--in this highly original and striking debut novel.