If homosexuality is haraam, adultery is even more dangerous still, and Sahar sees no way that they will be able to hide their love from Nasrin’s husband. But Nasrin finds it difficult to believe it will ever be possible for them to be together, so as the end of high school nears, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a handsome young doctor her parents have chosen for her. Sahar is smart, and one day she will be a doctor, capable of supporting herself and Nasrin. Iran is a dangerous place to be gay, but Sahar holds out hope that she and Nasrin will find a way to be together. Sahar and Nasrin have been best friends since they were small girls, but more than that, they are in love. Maman told me not to talk again about wanting to marry Nasrin, but it was all I thought about.” Maman smiled and said I couldn’t marry Nasrin because it was haraam, a sin, but we could always be best friends. I told my mother when I came home after playing with Nasrin, who lived a few houses down from our apartment. “ Even at age six, I wanted to marry her. All quotes are based on an uncorrected text. Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book at ALA Midwinter 2013.
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