The House That War Minister Built – Andrew Imbrie Dayton and Elahe Talieh Dayton

In this debut novel, Andrew Imbrie Dayton and Elahe Talieh Dayton explore the Iranian psyche throughout a century of political upheaval and societal change.

Due September 20, 2011

Dan Fleuris, editor.

What is it like to be a child with four mothers? How does it feel to be just one of many wives, owned by a powerful husband? How do you embrace life, when behind the body of every promise lurks the shadow of a conspiracy? An epic odyssey through twentieth century Iran, The House That War Minister Built explores all of this – and more.

In the crumbling days of the Qajar dynasty, Nargess’s fate seems sealed as the upstart Reza Khan Shah sends his army to surround her husband’s palace. For the next three quarters of a century, we follow the fate of Nargess and her family, as they suffer the throes of conflict between a medieval religion, a modernizing population, emerging nationalism, and foreign intervention. Contending with arrogance, betrayal, foolishness, and moral dissolution, they search for self-love and redemption, which only one of them will find – on a deathbed in a strange land.

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