Born in Tehran in 1953, Fereshteh Molavi lived and worked there until 1998 when she immigrated to Canada. She is the recipient of awards for novels and translations. Her first book in English, Stories from Tehran, was released in 2018; and her new novel, Thirty Shadow Birds, was published in 2019.
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11:30 AM – Fereshteh Molavi – Book Signing
Fereshteh Molavi, author of Thirty Shadow Birds, will be signing in the OBPO Pavilion on Friday at 11:30 AM. To build a life free from violence for her son, Yalda flees from her nightmarish past and troubled homeland, Iran. Part memory, part dream, part present day portrait of immigrant struggles, this compelling novel explores how ordinary people cope with a legacy of extraordinary trauma and upheaval.