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Catherine Dehdashti

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Catherine Dehdashti's essay in the Minneapolis Star Tribune told what Dayton's meant to those who worked there, including herself. The author of Daisy Sale Forever (2024) and Roseheart (2015), Dehdashti holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota, where she works as a writer and editor. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, their two sometimes-home young adult kids, and a dog. She hasn't worn high heels in nearly two decades. ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 56 ratings · 26 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Roseheart 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daisy Sale Forever 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Channeling Iran, Bridging Cultures: Food, Memory, and the Search for Self and Home in Iranian-American Women's Memoirs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (7/20/2015) —Readers often comment that they liked learning about Persian culture from my novel, Roseheart. At first, this troubled me. I’ve never even been to Iran. I worried that critics reading these reviews might think I’m trying to pass myself off a Read more of this blog post »

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