If You Could Be Mine: A Novel (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)

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"Farizan's prose is frank, funny and bittersweet, enjoyable - And her secondary storylines ring out memorably." - New York Times Book Review "[A] provocative coming-of-age story ... Throughout this strong debut, Farizan weaves in details of daily Iranian life ... Within a rigid societal structure, her fleshed-out characters wrestle with depression, hope, complacency, and risk." --Publishers Weekly

In Iran, it?s a crime punishable by death to be gay. Sex reassignment surgery, however, is considered a way to fix a ?mistake.? Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. But when Nasrin?s parents announce that her arranged marriage will be in a matter of months, Sahar must decide the lengths she?ll go to for love.

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