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Kamin Mohammadi was nine years old when her family fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution. Bewildered by the seismic changes in her homeland, she turned her back on the past and spent her teenage years trying to fit in with British attitudes to family, food and freedom. She was twenty-seven before she returned to Iran, drawn inexorably back by memories of her grandmother's house in Abadan, with its traditional inner courtyard, its noisy gatherings and its very walls steeped in history. The Cypress Tree is Kamin's account of her journey home, to rediscover her Iranian self and to discover for the first time the story of her family: a sprawling clan that sprang from humble roots to bloom during the affluent, Biba-clad 1960s, only to be shaken by the horrors of the Iran-Iraq War and the heartbreak of exile, and toughened by the struggle for democracy that continues today. This moving and passionate memoir is a love letter both to Kamin's extraordinary family and to Iran itself, an ancient country which has survived so much modern tumult but where joy and resilience will always triumph over despair.

About the author

Kamin Mohammadi is an Iranian-British author, journalist, and cultural commentator known for her evocative writing on identity, migration, food, and the search for belonging. Born in Iran and raised in the United Kingdom after her family left during the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, she brings a deeply personal perspective to her work, often exploring the emotional complexities of living between cultures. She began her career in journalism, writing for prominent international publications, before gaining wider recognition with her memoir Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way. Her writing blends introspection with vivid sensory detail, particularly in her exploration of lifestyle, culture, and place. Kamin Mohammadi’s work is celebrated for its warmth, honesty, and lyrical quality, as she reflects on themes of home, identity, and self-discovery through both personal narrative and cultural insight.

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  • ISBN: 9780747591528
  • Author: Kamin Mohammadi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India Private Limited
  • Publication date: 2012
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Kamin Mohammadi was nine years old when her family fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution. Bewildered by the seismic changes in her homeland, she turned her back on the past and spent her teenage years trying to fit in with British attitudes to family, food and freedom. She was twenty-seven before she returned to Iran, drawn inexorably back by memories of her grandmother's house in Abadan, with its traditional inner courtyard, its noisy gatherings and its very walls steeped in history. The Cypress Tree is Kamin's account of her journey home, to rediscover her Iranian self and to discover for the first time the story of her family: a sprawling clan that sprang from humble roots to bloom during the affluent, Biba-clad 1960s, only to be shaken by the horrors of the Iran-Iraq War and the heartbreak of exile, and toughened by the struggle for democracy that continues today. This moving and passionate memoir is a love letter both to Kamin's extraordinary family and to Iran itself, an ancient country which has survived so much modern tumult but where joy and resilience will always triumph over despair.

About the author

Kamin Mohammadi is an Iranian-British author, journalist, and cultural commentator known for her evocative writing on identity, migration, food, and the search for belonging. Born in Iran and raised in the United Kingdom after her family left during the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, she brings a deeply personal perspective to her work, often exploring the emotional complexities of living between cultures. She began her career in journalism, writing for prominent international publications, before gaining wider recognition with her memoir Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way. Her writing blends introspection with vivid sensory detail, particularly in her exploration of lifestyle, culture, and place. Kamin Mohammadi’s work is celebrated for its warmth, honesty, and lyrical quality, as she reflects on themes of home, identity, and self-discovery through both personal narrative and cultural insight.

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