A mirror garden / Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and Zara Houshmand.

In Persia in 1924, when a child still had to worry about hostile camels in the bazaar, the extraordinary and irresistible Monir was born. From the enchanted basement storeroom where she played as a girl to the penthouse high above New York City where she would someday live, this is the story of her...

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Main Author: Farmanfarmaian, Monir Shahroudy, 1924-2019
Other Authors: Houshmand, Zara
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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