Deep in Tehran's Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl. Corridors away, Amir is making a bracelet out of date stones. He hopes that one day his daughter will hold it in her hands. As a camera shutter closes, three children are fixed in time. These children cannot remember their mothers' faces[...]

Sold in 70 countries around the world, translated into 25 languages, hailed by Khaled Hosseini, author of "And the Mountains Echoed "and "The Kite Runner, "who calls it "a celebration of the human heart s eternal yearning for freedom." This is "Children of the Jacaranda Tree."Neda is born in Tehran [...]

A country divided by revolution A people united by love Neda is born in Tehran's Evin Prison, where her mother is allowed to nurse her for a few months before the arms of a guard appear at the cell door one day and, simply, take her away. In another part of the city, three-year-old Omid witnesses t[...]

Tehran, 1983. A city paralysed by fear, its people silenced. And the beating heart of the regime is Evin prison. Yet even within its walls three women dare to dream of a life beyond tyranny. Azar gives birth to her daughter in captivity. One day the guards simply take her child from her. Parisa year[...]

Hyllad roman i Khaled Hosseinis anda

Översatt till 25 språk och hyllad av Khaled Hosseini, författare till Flyga drake, som kallar Jakarandaträdets barn "en hyllning till det mänskliga hjärtats eviga längtan efter frihet".

I Teherans ökända kvinnofängelse Evin föds Neda. [...]