The House of the Mosque (Paperback)

from pokarekareana

This novel charts the changing fortunes of an Iranian family in the turbulent period of the 1950s through to the 1970s. Political upheaval and religious extremism colour each of their lives in different ways, and characters come and go against the backdrop of a slow-moving revolution. My knowledg...

from starbox

"Now, for the first time, the family's foe was Islam itself", February 26, 2015 This review is from: The House of the Mosque (Paperback) Opening in 1950, in the city of Senejan, this story tells the recent history of Iran by following a fictional extended family through the years and the impact t...

from Bcteagirl

I didn't know much about Muslim culture when I started reading this book. Even so, this book pulled me right in and gave me a better understanding of what is was like living in Iran at the time. House of The Mosque is set in Iran during a time of much upheaval. When you read this book you find yo...

from sanddancer

 The book is about an extended family of three cousins, who live in the house attached to the mosque in a town in Iran. The central character is Aqa Jaan, a wise and respected man, who runs the household and the town bazaar. when the story begins, it is 1950 and Iran is under the rule of the Shah...

from zeborah

Explores the rapidly changing eras of Iran's recent history through the eyes of one family. I never quite kept up with all the relationships between the characters, but still felt like I knew them. The prose is beautiful and deceptively simple; often much meaning is packed in an allusion and a si...