| A Mirror Garden: A Memoir Contributor(s): Farmanfarmaian, Monir (Author), Houshmand, Zara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307278786 ISBN-13: 9780307278784 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: In Persia in 1924, when a child still had to worry about hostile camels in the bazaar and a nanny might spin stories at her pillow until her eyes fell shut, the extraordinary and irresistible Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born. From the enchanted basement storeroom where she played as a girl to the penthouse high above New York City where she would someday live, this is the delightful and inspiring story of her life as an artist, a wife and mother, a collector, and an Iranian. Here we see a mischievous girl become a spirited woman who defies tradition. Both a love story and a celebration of the warmth and elegance of Iranian culture, "A Mirror Garden" is a genuine fairy tale of an exuberant heroine who has never needed rescuing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.28" W x 7.94" (0.69 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Persia in 1924, when a child still had to worry about hostile camels in the bazaar and a nanny might spin stories at her pillow until her eyes fell shut, the extraordinary and irresistible Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born. From the enchanted basement storeroom where she played as a girl to the penthouse high above New York City where she would someday live, this is the delightful and inspiring story of her life as an artist, a wife and mother, a collector, and an Iranian. Here we see a mischievous girl become a spirited woman who defies tradition. Both a love story and a celebration of the warmth and elegance of Iranian culture, A Mirror Garden is a genuine fairy tale of an exuberant heroine who has never needed rescuing. |