A forbidden love story set against the changing lives of Iranian women.
In 1938 Iran, Mohammad Amiri returns from France with hopes of a brilliant future — and falls in love with Shamsi.
A forbidden love story set against the changing lives of Iranian women.
In 1938 Iran, Mohammad Amiri returns from France with hopes of a brilliant future — and falls in love with Shamsi. But their love is destined to end in tragedy.
Decades later, in 2009 Tehran, a mysterious death brings the past back to life, revealing secrets of love, betrayal and loss that have survived generations.
Written from the perspective of an Iranian woman who knows the country intimately, The Scent of Love is both a gripping crime story and a powerful portrait of Iran and its people — from the final years of the old order to the revolution and its aftermath.
A story of forbidden love, family secrets and the resilience of women caught in a changing Iran.