“If he could not restore her to the status of a respectable woman, then Sohrab would make her into something else entirely, something hitherto unknown in their entire extended family, an educated woman, a professional woman.” FatherEducationSocietyDaughterDivorceWomanIranPatriarchyFathers And DaughtersDivorced WomenProfessional WomenEducated WomanGood DaughterRespectable WomanWomen And Respect Book:The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life Source: The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life
“Live every day as if you might be struck blind--that was the rule I made for myself now. In those first few days after the quarantine was lifted, we went around marveling at the smallest things, as if the Spanish flu had rendered us all blind & we'd suddenly gained our sight again. Every detail seemed suddenly as sharp as if seen for the first time. Life returned to SF, and it had never been more precious.” QuarantinePandemic InspirationalSpanish FluLife After PandemicLife After QuarantinePost Quarantine Book:The Bohemians Source: The Bohemians