Word: sassanian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Johnson's heroine is Chloe Fowler; she and Jeffrey, her husband of twelve years and a renowned thoracic surgeon, take off for a two-month visit to a medical school and hospital in Shiraz, where he will serve as a consultant and she will pursue a brief study of Sassanian pottery. Awaiting a connecting flight in London, Jeffrey learns of an emergency in his medical practice and decides to return to San Francisco. He urges Chloe to go on ahead without him; Sara and Max, their two small children, will be fine with the plans already made for their care...