Parinoush Saniee is a sociologist and psychologist. She worked for the Iranian government in the ministry of labour. She has written several novels, of which The Book of Fate is the first; The Father of the Other One is the second - also published to great acclaim in Iran; others are awaiting approval by the censorship board.
Written with passion and anger from the inside, it's a compelling account * Independent on Sunday * Rarely can a novel have sustained such levels of emotion over so many gut-wrenching pages. It's a memorable and nuanced dissection of a patriarchal society * Guardian *