by JamesBuchan (Author)
John Pitt, drop-out from university, has arrived in Iran as a naive English teacher. It is 1974 and in Iran the forces of religious conservatism and of liberal reform are at collision point. Amidst all this, John falls madly, irresponsibly and uncontrollably in love with one of his students.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Published: 21 Sep 2000
ISBN 10: 1860467423
ISBN 13: 9781860467424
Book Overview: James Buchan's first novel, A Parish of Rich Women , won four major literary prizes, including the Whitbread First Novel Award. His fourth novel, A Heart's Journey in Winter , won the Guardian Fiction Award.