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A review by joanne_is_from_canada
The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan
2.0
It's so hard to read about women who are treated as less than human for the sake of religious or cultural reasons.
I found the transitions between the modern storyteller, Mahboubeh and the past, following Rakhel a bit difficult to follow at first, until I got used to it. I'm also not sure why it was framed that way, since the daughter Mahboubed, who is telling Rakhel's story isn't supposed to know everything that happened or what happened to her mother, Khorsheed
I understand it's partially based on the author's own family history, which gives the story more dimension and an added layer of sadness. Overally I'm glad I read this one.
I found the transitions between the modern storyteller, Mahboubeh and the past, following Rakhel a bit difficult to follow at first, until I got used to it. I'm also not sure why it was framed that way, since the daughter Mahboubed, who is telling Rakhel's story isn't supposed to know everything that happened or what happened to her mother, Khorsheed
I understand it's partially based on the author's own family history, which gives the story more dimension and an added layer of sadness. Overally I'm glad I read this one.