"This novel takes you to the land of roses and nightingales, where the larger threads of Iranian history entwine with the characters' lives... The resulting tapestry intertwines four generations: Mitra; her mother, Iran; her grandmother, Shirin; and her great-grandmother, Zahra. Each chapter follows the daily lives of these women, illustrating how they were pulled between their religion, Islam, and the modernization dictated to them by their kings. Today, many children of Persia are scattered all around the globe. Even so, they keep her close to their hearts and year for a day when Persia will regain her past glory"--p. 4 of cover.