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Rachel Beanland



Rachel Beanland is an MFA candidate in creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University. She holds bachelor's degrees in art history and journalism from the University of South Carolina and lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and three children.
 


Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
 
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The Lion Women of Tehran (2024)
Marjan Kamali
"Marjan Kamali is at it again, this time bringing us a story of friendship and love set against the tumult and terror of the Iranian Revolution. The Lion Women of Tehran is a novel about two girls, who grow up wanting very different things but are united by their affection for each other and their shared desire for a more egalitarian Iran. Kamali is a gifted storyteller at the height of her powers, who manages to connect the country's complicated history with its present and sing the praises of Iranian women who, even today, are fighting for the most basic of freedoms. If you liked The Stationery Shop, you'll love The Lion Women of Tehran."
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The Painter's Daughters (2024)
Emily Howes
"In the tradition of Maggie O'Farrell and Tracy Chevalier, Emily Howes brings us the story of Thomas Gainsborough's two daughters, Molly and Margaret, whom she imagines were equal parts muse and millstone for the famed eighteenth-century portrait painter. Howes' thorough research and exquisite prose brings both girls to life, but it is the author's deep understanding of mental illness and how it affects families that sets the novel apart. Emily Howes is a true talent, and I did not want this book to end."
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The River, The Town (2023)
Farah Ali
"The River, The Town shimmers like a clear, blue stream. Farah Ali's debut novel, which is set in a small town in Pakistan against the backdrop of a debilitating drought, will force you to rethink everything you ever thought you needed. Ali is a talent, and where she shines is in her ability to blend the catastrophic with the everyday. This is a book you'll want to read, but it's one you need to read, too."

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