One of the classic novels of Iranian modern fiction, tells the story of a woman called ahoo, whose husband is the chief baker of the city between two world wars, her husband genuinely falls in love with a younger girl and this love, ruins their married life. This novel is a perfect representation of the dilemma in the Persian mind, enjoying the aesthetics of a modern westernized woman, and needing the role of traditional wife at home. The world of the novel tragically falls apart as the second world tears apart the outside world, and the love affair destroys the inside world.

One of the classic novels of Iranian modern fiction, tells the story of a woman called ahoo, whose husband is the chief baker of the city between two world wars, her husband genuinely falls in love with a younger girl and this love, ruins their married life. This novel is a perfect representation of the dilemma in the Persian mind, enjoying the aesthetics of a modern westernized woman, and needing the role of traditional wife at home. The world of the novel tragically falls apart as the second world tears apart the outside world, and the love affair destroys the inside world.