This modern story is set in Iran and includes two young women, who love one another and must keep their relationship a secret or risk being punished to the extreme; death. The story is heartbreaking, as Nasrin and Sahar must hide their relationship especially because Nasrin's family has promised her to a man for marriage. Sahar thinks of a perfect solution, she can undergo surgery to change into a man since this procedure is legal in Iran while homosexual relationships are not.While this is indeed drastic, Sahar needs to dig deep to find out if their love is worth such a transition.
I recommend this read to older teens and those in the LGBT community who are looking to read about characters who are not your regular run of the mill middle class type. It's nice to see an author take risks and invite us into a world we don't know a lot about.
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