# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Book: The Lion Women of Tehran 
Author: Marjan Kamali
Genre: Historical/literary fiction 

Description (from Good Neighbor Bookstore webpage):

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.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions of becoming “lion women.”

But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.

Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.

“Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend, The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage, and a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young.

Link to purchase book locally through Good Neighbor Bookstore: 
https://goodneighborbooks.com/search?q=the%20lion%20women%20of%20tehran

Link to RSVP via Microsoft Forms: 
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MA925MmrSG

We will be meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6pm in the Fenn Library at St. Luke's Church (in the undercroft, behind the Johnson Stage). PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jamestown/global-perspectives-book-club-the-lion-women-of-tehran/200030778511325
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Jamestown
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: St. Luke's Episcopal Church
- **lat**: 42.097530756026
- **long**: -79.241278050398
- **full address**: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 404 N Main St, Jamestown, NY 14701-5008, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran being held?
  - **A:** Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran takes place on Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 404 N Main St, Jamestown, NY 14701-5008, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran?
  - **A:** Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran is organized by New Neighbors Coalition.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Jamestown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Global Perspectives Book Club - The Lion Women of Tehran sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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