I will admit if I had not found this one on Bookish First I probably would not have even heard of it let alone decided to read it and that would have been a shame. This book wasn’t always easy to read. The story focuses on Iran starting in the 70’s and is centered around a young woman. This was a difficult time in Iran, particularly for a woman. I liked getting a glimpse into a culture I know little to nothing about, but I think some of those cultural differences made it hard to connect to Amineh or any of the characters really. This is the kind of story that will make you think long past when the pages are done, but it wasn’t a book I struggled to put down. I really liked the descriptions of food and that Amineh described part of the ingredients or cooking process. This is a story of love and family and all of the shades of gray that lay between those concepts. Overall I gave this one 3.5 stars rounded up for immersing me in a new to me culture.