Mostly Literary Fiction Book Group: “Rooftops of Tehran” December 14, 2009

Mostly Literary Fiction Book Group: “Rooftops of Tehran”
Monday, December 14th, 2009 - with two meetings: Noon @ Peet’s Coffee and Tea, located at the corner of B Street and Mission, Downtown Hayward & 6:30 p.m. @ our usual meeting place at the Hayward Main Library, 835 C St. at Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA. 94541 (2 Blocks from Hayward BART)

We will be discussing Rooftops of Tehran, a debut novel by Bay Area author Mahbod Seraji. Rooftops of Tehran is a story of young love and growing up in 1970s Iran, then headed toward revolution. In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran’s sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends one perfect, stolen summer with his beautiful neighbor, Zari, until he unwittingly guides the Shah’s secret police to their target: Zari’s intended. The violent consequences awaken Pasha and his friends to the reality of life under the rule of a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a choice from which Pasha may never recover. Discussion facilitated by Sally Thomas. With the addition of a noon-time meeting, we invite you to join us at a new time and location. Bring a bag lunch and treat yourself to one of Peet’s Coffee & Tea specialty beverages and something sweet to eat. Everyone else - we’ll see you at our usual meeting time and place in the evening.
Not able to attend meetings but want to discuss this book with others? Join GoodReads.com and participate in online discussions! For more information contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov or 510-881-7700.

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