Cluny

Mesmerizing and Compelling--Highly Recommended

Revisado: 07-20-14

Having read most of this author's books, A BITTER VEIL is to date Libby Fischer Hellmann's masterpiece. It is artistically and creatively her very best. A story with a romance between an American woman and an Iranian man despite their cultural and religious differences, this story accurately portrays the Iran of during the revolution, throws in a little mystery although this is not the bulk of the plot. The mystery comes about rather because of the people and as a result of the events within the story.. The characters are well fleshed out and defined. My only issue was that one character in specific appeared to change drastically overnight rather than a slow metamorphosis which is more realistic. The plot is compelling and historically accurate with both sides of the revolution that disposed the Shah presented.. The narration by Diane Piron-Gelman was superb. She seamless went from American accents into those of the Iranians. Originally this audio book was to be my twenty minute a day late night walking the dog book, however I was so mesmerized by the plot that I listened to well into the night.

Plot and Writing 5 out of 5
Character Development 4.75 out of 5
Pacing 5 out of 5
Narration 5 out of 5
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BOOK AVERAGE 4.93

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