We'll discuss Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik. Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
All through her childhood in Tehran, Forugh Farrokhzad is told that Persian daughters should be quiet and modest. She is taught only to obey, but she always finds ways to rebel, gossiping with her sister among the fragrant roses of her mother's walled garden, venturing to the forbidden rooftop, and writing poems to impress her strict, disapproving father. During the summer of 1950, Forugh's passion for poetry takes flight, and tradition seeks to clip her wings.
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