Win a box of gorgeous herbal tea from Persian Apothecary and a signed copy of The Persians
10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy of the book.
Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they're nobodies.
This January, discover the unmissable big family novel of 2025. The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji is a riotously funny and deeply moving debut following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down.
To celebrate the book's publication, we're giving one person the chance to win a box of 'Reading Hafez in Shiraz' tea from Persian Apothecary, which has notes of sweets, orange blossom, and jasmine, inspired by the rituals and heady scents of the ancient city, alongside a signed copy of The Persians; a profoundly searching portrait of a unique family in crisis. Here is their past, their present and a possible new future for them all.
10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy.
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