A wonderful novel, which successfully weaves together the secrets of a divided aristocratic family with tales of the Simorgh - the magical bird of knowledge - against the backdrop of the Iranian revolution. All is seen through the eyes of 17-year-old Talkhoon, captive in more ways than one, and with only the sinister and obsessive Assad to care for her. With a heroine you can’t help but root for, I found this book hard to put down.
