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The Saffron Kitchen (Hardcover)

by Yasmin Crowther (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Adult (28 Dec 2006)
  • ISBN-10: 0670038113
  • ASIN: B000S9D5D2
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Saffron Kitchen is a wonderful book, 4 May 2006
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This review is from: The Saffron Kitchen (Hardcover)
I loved this novel. The storyline makes you want to race to the end, but the language is so beautiful that you also want to take your time to relish the words as you go. I empathised with the characters right from the start, it made me laugh out loud, as well as sob my heart out, and the evocations of Iran are totally beguiling. Highly recommended, it's a fantastic read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite book, 23 Sep 2006
This review is from: The Saffron Kitchen (Hardcover)
I agree with London Emma- the story is so captivating you want to hurry along to find out what happens to the characters, but the descriptions of London and village life in Iran are so beautifully crafted that you allow yourself to slow down. A few times I had to stop reading altogether because I choked up- the author loves her characters so much but they do endure some very deep pain! The beauty in this book left me breathless and eager for more.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Readable but only just, 31 July 2007
This review is from: The Saffron Kitchen (Paperback)
In truth I was a little disappointed with this book partly as it had such an interesting premise. Set against the back drop of some of the most interesting times of Iranian history the story fails to capitalise on either the coup of Moussadegh or the events of the Islamic revolution. Though the author draws little on Iranian history one does at least get a taste of Persian culture and though the author is part Iranian herself one gets the distinct feeling that the author seems to have a slight inferiority complex with the English characters in the book being calm, understanding and always loving and the Iranian characters seem irrational mini-despots who entertain all sorts of prejudices. The story itself is fairly simple, it tells the timeless tale of lovers denied and growing up in separate corners of the world only to reunite at journeys end. Whilst the story isn't bad in itself there is nothing that particular sells this book or makes it orignal and it deserves to belong firmly in an anonymous mediocrity.
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