The Sky Detective

<p>When Azadeh was an eight-year-old girl growing up in Iran in March 1973 her uncle gave her a chemistry kit. That got her hooked on science early and provided an opportunity for her to find herself. In <i>The Sky Detective</i> Azadeh shares her life story-one that includes an insider's look at life during the Islamic Revolution and Iraqi War and details how one little girl grew up to become a gifted scientist.</p> <p>Set inside Iran in the final years of the monarchy the author narrates a true story of friendship between two girls growing up in the same household in Tehran: Azadeh the daughter of an affluent engineer and Najmieh a child servant who arrives from a small village in northern Iran to live with Azadeh's family. When the girls are teenagers political turmoil interrupts their lives sending them down different paths.</p> <p>This memoir recalls friendship and faith the bonds between parents and daughters in a paternalistic society and the clash of values among relatives from different generations in a family. <i>The Sky Detective</i> describes the rich culture of a beautiful but deeply troubled land undergoing radical transformation. In spite of the hardship that comes along with the establishment of a theocratic regime Azadeh shows her will and determination as a young woman to persevere and realize her childhood dream of becoming a world-renowned scientist.</p>