Cry of the Peacock is the first novel from Gina B. Nahai and follows the story of a family of Jews through seven generations, from 1780s Persia to contemporary Iran.

Her story and that of a relatively unknown group of Jews, the oldest in the diaspora, unfold as she waits in her prison cell.

Born in the Esfahan ghetto, Peacock was married off at age nine to the wealthy Solomon the Man.

Peacock's family story goes back to Esther the Soothsayer, who appears in the dreams of her descendants.

The novel incorporates Persian stories and fables as well as historical figures such as Mossadeq (Mohammad Mosaddegh) and Ruhollah Khomeini (the Ayatollah Khomeini) and historic events.