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Sky of Red Poppies

Sky of Red Poppies begins with an unusual friendship between two young women coming of age in a politically divided 1960's Iran under rule of the Shah. As the story unfolds, the history and culture of their homeland takes on a life of its own.

Setting
IranMiddle East
Subject
biography
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 308 pages

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