Deep in an Iranian suburb made rich by the booming oil industry Clarice Ayvazian lives a comfortable life surrounded by the gentle bickering of her children & her gossiping friends & relatives Happy being at the heart of her family she devotes herself to their every need But when an enigmatic Armenian family move in across the street something begins to gnaw at Clarice's contentment a feeling that there may be more to life
- & to her
- than this Dizzy with the sweltering heat & simmering emotions Clarice begins to feel herself come alive to possibilities previously unimaginable Set in Iran prior to the Islamic revolution Zoya Pirzad's award-winning novel crafts an intimate portrait of family life
- its joys & its compromises
- & how we find a happiness that endures For fans of Anne Tyler Things We Left Unsaid is a humourous & pointed insight into the hopes & aspirations of Iranians in the years that led to the Islamic Revolution