THS Book Club: The Lion Women of Tehran

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This is our next one, a book for our times:

The Lion Women of Tehran Amazon.com: The Lion Women of Tehran eBook : Kamali, Marjan: Kindle Store

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali, this perfect book club read is “evocative…and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.

Which of these days are you available to meet? (We"ll meet at the usual time - 10AM PDT, 11AM MDT, 12noon CDT, 1PM EDT, 6PM GMT, 7PM CET, 8PM EET.)

  • Tuesday 26th May

  • Wednesday 27th May

  • Thursday 28th May

  • Tuesday 2nd June

Please post your preference.

Thank you!
Edited to tag @hitchedandhiking . Based on your feedback, she’ll choose the meeting date and I’ll help facilitate. :books:

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We’ll be arriving at a housesit on 28th May and not yet sure of exact timings so any of the other three dates would possibly work better for me.

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All the dates work for me.
Thanks for organizing the meeting, after your last post, I was afraid that the book club might be over.

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Thank you!

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Thank you :blush:

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Thanks Maeve. Excited to read this one and to host the call.

Just tagging a few people who have been involved or interested in the THS Book Club before to hopefully gather some interest :grin: (Sorry if I’ve missed anyone!)
@AlisonFagan @Landbiscuit @Tgo53 @Mmasters1111 @FluffyFriends @MaggieUU @laura358 @andrealovesanimals @geoff.hom @CanadianLynda

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@Cuttlefish @Catgoddess_99 @SoloTraveler @luckycat @sledgejoyce @mars @Samox24 @Southernsitter @Purdie @Karen_E

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@Amparo @Makelikeanapeman @susiesav

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Any of those dates, but 5/28 work for me. I am looking forward to reading the book. I am on the waitlist for it at my local library.

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@Jess,

As it turns out, I’m not able to do Tues the 26th but any of the other days are OK with me.

Thank you!

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Hi everyone!

After some responses, we’ll go with Wednesday 27th May for this book club meet. Four weeks today :open_book:

It will be at the usual time - 10AM PDT, 11AM MDT, 12noon CDT, 1PM EDT, 6PM GMT, 7PM CET, 8PM EET.

The book ‘The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali’ is available on all the usual channels: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, and so on.

Looking forward to this one. Please join us for the discussion and socialising - we meet online :globe_with_meridians:

:double_exclamation_mark: If you will be joining us, please send me or @Maeve your email address via private direct message so I can send you the meeting invite.

Thanks,
Jess

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See the time table below for our meeting time to discuss The Lion Women of Tehran on Wednesday, the 27th of May.

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Either Jess or I will send the Google Meet link via DM a few days ahead.

Thanks.

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Just a reminder to anyone that’s interested that the THS Bookclub meeting is on Wednesday 27th May, discussing “The Lion Women of Tehran” by Marjan Kamali.

10AM PDT, 11AM MDT, 12noon CDT, 1PM EDT, 6PM GMT, 7PM CET, 8PM EET

If you’d like to join in, let me know, and I’ll send you the meeting invite link! Hope to see a few people there :grin: :open_book:

Thanks,
Jess

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I’ve started using the ‘Libby App’ where you can loan e-books and Audiobooks from your local library..it works well for me as it’s free and I’m always on a tight budget!

The downside is if a book is popular you sometimes have to wait…I’ve got this book on reservation but unfortunately I won’t get it in time for the call on 27th but I might join in anyway..if that’s ok?

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Hello everyone,

Jess will lead this Wednesday’s book discussion. I’ve DM’d the Google Meet link to those who’ve attended before or who’ve expressed interest in attending.

If you haven’t received it and would like to join us, drop me a line and I’ll forward it to you.

Thanks! :books:

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Sorry @jimmysmum I missed your message - yes of course you can join, but there will be some spoilers in the discussion! I’ve not heard of the Libby App before but it sounds great, I’ll be downloading it for sure.

Hope to catch up with you soon.

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Many thanks to Jess for hosting a great discussion of this book. Besides being a good story, it was a window into the Iranian culture. I like a book where I learn something new.

It was wonderful to see everyone!

We left with the suggestion that our next book be relevant to current events or life in the world today. Please head over to this topic to post your ideas or recommendations. :books: