Infallible Fortune Teller

The best stories are true stories Tehran, 1969. An Assyrian fortune teller, who is well-known for her accurate predictions, informs a young woman, Mahin, that she would soon meet a young man with blond hair and blue eyes and travel the world. John, a British Engineer, is posted on a temporary assignment to Iran to estimate the costs of one of the Shah s most prestigious construction projects. Following his arrival, he receives an unexpected invitation to the races where he catches sight of a breathtakingly beautiful young woman sitting with her friends. To his utter astonishment she appears to be pointing at him! Stunned by her appearance, and bewildered by her attention, his heart is in his mouth. What follows is a remarkable true story of love, passion and good fortune, set in pre-revolution Iran a country of cosmopolitan glamour that could not be further from the Iran of today.