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Love and War in the Jewish Quarter
- Author
- Dora Levy Mossanen
- Narrator
- Steven Jay Cohen
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 13 December 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Against the tumultuous background of World War II, Dr. Yaran will find himself caught in the thrall of the anti-Semitic Governor General, the most powerful man in the country. Dr. Yaran falls in love with the Governor General's defiant wife, Velvet, upending not only the life of the doctor's beloved daughter, but the entire community. In his quest to save everything and everyone he loves, Dr. Yaran will navigate the intersections of magic, science, lust, and treachery. His sole ally is the Governor General's servant, an exotic eunuch, who will do anything to aid his mistress in her dangerous quest to attain forbidden love.
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Details
- Author
- Dora Levy Mossanen
- Narrator
- Steven Jay Cohen
- Duration
- 10 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9798765079126
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Religious and spiritual fiction
Synopsis
A breathtaking journey across Iran where war and superstition, jealousy and betrayal, and passion and loyalty rage behind the impenetrable walls of mansions and the crumbling houses of the Jewish Quarter.Against the tumultuous background of World War II, Dr. Yaran will find himself caught in the thrall of the anti-Semitic Governor General, the most powerful man in the country. Dr. Yaran falls in love with the Governor General's defiant wife, Velvet, upending not only the life of the doctor's beloved daughter, but the entire community. In his quest to save everything and everyone he loves, Dr. Yaran will navigate the intersections of magic, science, lust, and treachery. His sole ally is the Governor General's servant, an exotic eunuch, who will do anything to aid his mistress in her dangerous quest to attain forbidden love.
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