A review by cmorrisclark
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

4.0

Whewwwwwww. This book was heavy. And intense. And intensely critical of the Islamic Revolution and the current lack of freedoms in Iran. It was timely. It was also deeply beautiful and poetic and insightful and quirky. There is reckoning with sorrow and cruelty, with blindly engaging in violence.

It wasn't a quick read. I had to sit with the chapters. And grieve. And look up history and dates and details.

How fortunate we are that Shokoofeh Azar has leant us her beautiful voice in this stunning saga.