Colors of My Dreams
Caspian Rain...
Gina B. Nahai is an Iranian American writer. Caspian Rain is the story of Yaas before the Islamic revolution. Her mother Bahar, whose name means spring, is born into a poor family in Tehran's Jewish quarter. When a chance meeting brings her together with her future husband, Omid, the son of wealthy Iranian Jews, Bahar overlooks all that separates her from his affluent family. True to her name, Bahar is filled with exuberance, but she mistakenly assumes that beyond the ghetto lie mobility and freedom and that marriage will provide her with an entry to a new life. Bahar's fortuitous encounter with Omid results in a marriage that quickly disintegrates, due to class pressures and Bahar's desire for a measure of independence.
Not only does Bahar fails to realize her own dream, but her daughter, Yaas, is born with a debilitating genetic disease that makes her life even harder than her mother's. Bearing the dual mark of her mother's class and genetic shortcomings, Yaas tries in vain to save her parents' marriage by acting as their intermediary. But this family, like the Iranian society of the time, is riddled with too many contradictions.
A very captivating read, filled with expectations and despair. Hope you all will enjoy the novel as much as I did :)
Caspian Rain...
Gina B. Nahai is an Iranian American writer. Caspian Rain is the story of Yaas before the Islamic revolution. Her mother Bahar, whose name means spring, is born into a poor family in Tehran's Jewish quarter. When a chance meeting brings her together with her future husband, Omid, the son of wealthy Iranian Jews, Bahar overlooks all that separates her from his affluent family. True to her name, Bahar is filled with exuberance, but she mistakenly assumes that beyond the ghetto lie mobility and freedom and that marriage will provide her with an entry to a new life. Bahar's fortuitous encounter with Omid results in a marriage that quickly disintegrates, due to class pressures and Bahar's desire for a measure of independence.
Not only does Bahar fails to realize her own dream, but her daughter, Yaas, is born with a debilitating genetic disease that makes her life even harder than her mother's. Bearing the dual mark of her mother's class and genetic shortcomings, Yaas tries in vain to save her parents' marriage by acting as their intermediary. But this family, like the Iranian society of the time, is riddled with too many contradictions.
A very captivating read, filled with expectations and despair. Hope you all will enjoy the novel as much as I did :)