To Keep the Sun Alive: A Novel

This “tenderhearted debut” depicts a family against the harrowing backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, “showing the enduring ramifications of filial and political violence” (New Yorker).

“So evocative you’ll nearly be able to smell the orange trees in the family's orchard.” —Refinery29

The year is 1979. The Iranian Revolution is just around the corner. In the northeastern city of Naishapur, a retired judge and his wife, Bibi–Khanoom, continue to run their ancient family orchard, grow...