The novel has won numerous awards specific to books that center queer characters, including the Lambda Literary Award for Children’s and YA Literature.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:02:19 Boxid IA1977603 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier In the 2013 novel, Farizan addresses a diverse range of experiences of being queer and Iranian with nuance and immense care, constructing a tender story about how love for another can only truly be given and received once you achieve love for yourself. It’s a practice that’s legal and accessible in Iran, but Sahar desires to be loved in the body she is in. The protagonist soon discovers a solution that would allow her to love Nasrin openly: transitioning to male. Sahar’s dream of a future with Nasrin, however, is threatened when Nasrin’s family announces her engagement to a man.
Theirs is a sweet affection that has blossomed into stolen kisses and romantic hopes, despite the dire consequences for a queer couple in Iran. Sahar, a 17-year-old young woman living in Tehran, has been in love with her best friend Nasrin since they were children. The limitations of a heady first love are put to the test in Sara Farizan’s achingly beautiful novel, If You Could Be Mine.
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