Set against the backdrop of a nation in constant transformation, this novel sweeps through the defining political shifts of 20th-century Iran—from the Constitutional Revolution and the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty to foreign interventions, oil nationalization, and the 1979 Revolution. Through interconnected lives caught in the crosscurrents of ideology, power, and loyalty, the story explores how personal destinies were reshaped by the tumultuous birth of modern Iranian politics.