A review by caseygrim
The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Written in a way that makes you feel lost in the mind of an old woman who struggles to keep hold of the present while her memories of trauma force her back into the past. A harsh look at the history of the patriarchy in Jewish-Iranian culture.