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Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
Author: Gina B. Nahai
When she is five years old, Lili, the narrator of this epic and magical tale, watches her mother, Roxanna the Angel, throw herself off the balcony of their house on the Avenue of Faith. Roxanna has left no farewell, no explanation. Her family's subsequent search for her reveals no body. no sign of a fall, no trace of an escape. The only witness ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671042837
ISBN-10: 0671042831
Publication Date: 2/1/2000
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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If you like Gabriel Garcia Marquez you will love Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith. The story follows Roxanna, born a bad luck child in Tehran, through her life in the ghettos of Tehran through the aristocracy. Then to Turkey and finally to Los Angeles. She leaves her daughter in Tehran only to reunite in LA. Reads like magic.
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One star studded night, five yr old Lili witnesses her mo ther, Roxanna the Angel sprout wings and vanish into the sky undisturbed the rules of gravity. Roxanna leaves no farewll, no word of explanation, no trace of existance. Lili's subsequent search for her mother spurred by the tireless effors of her aunt Miriam the Moon is at the heart of the tale that follows Roxanna, born as a bad luck child in the harsh Jewish ghetto of Tehran, through the opulent world of Iran's aristocracy to the whorehouses of Turkey and beyond to present day LA.
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Inside look at generations of women's lives in Iran. Their families, their husbanks and their dreams for their children.


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