Veil of Roses

I rarely write a review for any book - having a disability makes typing difficult. This lets you know how special this book is. Fabulously written, it feels so real that you can't help but feel it is a first person account of a powerful experience of the first taste of freedom. Deeply moving on so many levels...I laughed and cried, but most of all this book continually made me cherish the freedom we have as women in the United States.

Review originally published November 2008 After finishing Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald, I followed the suggestion at the back of the book and went to the website to learn more about the author. I was intrigued by the author’s perception of life for Iranian women.  Veil of Roses starts in Teh......more

I liked the premise of the book. Iranian woman who has no rights or opportunities in Iran with the current political situation wants to live in America so she can be the type of woman her parents have always encouraged her to be. It humanizes Iran (something the news rarely does) and exposes the misg......more

Laura Fitzgerald’s debut novel, a poor attempt at rendering a bona fide account of the immigrant experience is neither introspective nor riveting. The novel follows the life of Tamila Soroush, a young Iranian woman who leads an insubstantial existence until her twenty fifth birthday, when she receive......more

I loved this book – it’s sweet, romantic and though-provoking. The central character, Tamila Saroush, is a 27 year old Persian woman who comes to America to better her life. I enjoyed seeing America through her eyes. She takes nothing for granted and sees every day occurrences -- a girl wearing a mi......more

So I am a little partial to chick-lit to begin with, and very partial towards books that depict Persian life and culture, so this book was a very pleasing combination of the two and since it told an engaging story to boot, I give it high marks. Tami is a frustrated, repressed 27-year-old wasting away......more