By Abdi Nazemian (author)
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From a Stonewall Honor–winning author comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family.
Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow and If You Still Recognise Me .
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…
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.
Abdi Nazemian?is the author of?The Chandler Legacies,?Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor Book, and?The Authentics. His novel?The Walk-In Closet?won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films?The Artist’s Wife, The Quiet,?and?Menendez: Blood Brothers?and the television series?The Village?and?Almost Family.?He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including?Call Me by Your Name, Little Woods,?and?The House of Tomorrow.?He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at?www.abdaddy.com
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From a Stonewall Honor–winning author comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow and If You Still Recognise Me. 2019 –Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Only This Beautiful Moment and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Only This Beautiful Moment features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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Only This Beautiful Moment was written by Abdi Nazemian and published by Little Tiger an imprint of Little Tiger Press Group
Only This Beautiful Moment has 421 pages
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