In the Walled Gardens Author:Anahita Firouz Set in Iran before the revolution a world on the brink of destruction a haunting and passionate story of a doomed love affair. Mahastee grew up in the privileged inner circles of Tehran's aristocracy. Reza, whose father once worked for Mahastee's family, has become a revolutionary leading clandestine meetings in the city's s... more »hadowy underworld. When they meet again for the first time in 20 years, their volatile love takes on new and threatening implications as the political situation in Tehran becomes increasingly explosive. Anahita Firouz belongs to the last generation in Iran who witnessed an entire way of life fall apart. In the Walled Gardens is her evocation of that complex and alluring world a beautifully written portrait of a now-vanished era, and an unforgettable, revolutionary love story.« less