Laleh Khadivi

When Heti’s mother, Ana, dies, she leaves behind a lifetime of unconditional love, immigrant grit, and an impeccable retail sales record at Diamonds-R-Us. But a mysterious package upends everything: a collection of photographs of Ana as a young woman—armed, robed in the garb of Muslim fundamentalism, pointing a gun at sobbing women and posing beside burning buildings—reveals a life Heti...