The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

 aired the week of July 27, 2026

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali is about two teens who meet and fall in love at the local stationery shop in Tehran, Iran during the tumultuous year of 1953. Roya thought they would get married and change the world for good but when she receives a letter from Bahman telling her he has chosen someone else she is devastated.  What has happened? This poignant story of young love and living with our mistakes is recommended for those who enjoyed The Bangalore Detective Club, Shipwreck in Fiji or People of the Book.