A Beginner's Guide to Acting English

by Shappi Khorsandi

Book Overview

It's 1977 and life in Iran is becoming unpredictable. The Shah will be overthrown and events are about to take place on the world stage. But for five-year-old Shappi Khorsandi all this means is that she must flee, leaving behind a mad extended Iran clan and everything she has ever known.

Shappi and her beloved brother Peyvand arrive with their parents in London - all cold weather and strange food - without a word of English. If adapting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091924774
• ISBN13: 9780091924775
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"