Only This Beautiful Moment

Only This Beautiful Moment
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Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780702268076
ISBN-13 : 0702268070
Rating : 4/5 (070 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Only This Beautiful Moment by : Abdi Nazemian

Download or read book Only This Beautiful Moment written by Abdi Nazemian and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country' s burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse— he' s forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed. 1939. Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he' s thrust into has a dark side. Bobby is forced to hide his sexuality for fear of losing everything.Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.


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