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"This slim novel follows five Iranian women in their intersecting lives. A sex worker, school teacher and others who live oppressed lives under male control in the 50's. There is just the right dose of magical realism as these women find a remote g..." Permalink

"This one didn't do it for me. The premise that a mid-age divorced woman would reluctantly go on a fan cruise and find herself is a bit shallow. The self-acceptance idea comes across in the story but the rest is meh. Some may find it a funny romp..." Permalink

"This novel had potential. The connecting elements of a "trad-wife", her social media rise, and effects of it all was somewhat loosely connected leaving the reader with a ride to somewhere. That somewhere had an interesting resolution but the execu..." Permalink