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The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer follows the Amin family, a wealthy Jewish family in Tehran, who face persecution after the Iranian Revolution. Isaac Amin, a jeweler, is imprisoned by the Revolutionary Guards, forcing his wife Farnaz to navigate a tumultuous and dangerous environment to secure his release, while their children Parviz and Shirin each encounter their own challenges amidst the political upheaval. The novel contains graphic descriptions of torture and frequent anti-Semitic slurs.