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Sorry weve been away for so long But like Chance the Rapper were better than we were the last timeIn this poignant eyeopening and emotionally vivid novel Mahbod Seraji lays bare the beauty and brutality of the centuriesold Persian culture while reaffirming the human experiences we all shareIn a middleclass neighbourhoodof Irans sprawling capital city Tehran 17yearold Pasha spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari who has been betrothed since birth to another man But the bliss of Pasha and Zaris stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shahs secret police