Clara and Axel realize the stakes are higher than ever
an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic
With adorable illustrations by Ekaterina Ladatko
as well as scientific information about the animals and plants found in the precious natural habitats
But it’s summer on the Vineyard
The Stationery Shop Mahjong Lover Clara and Axel realize theFrom the award nominated author of Together Tea and The Lion Women of Tehran, a poignant, "powerful" (The Wall Street Journal) and "affecting novel about first love" (Real Simple) that explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate. Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhris neighborhood stationery shop, stocked with books and pens and bottles of jewel