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Bantam
January 2007
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Featuring: Tamila (Tami) Soroush
320 pages
ISBN: 0553383884
EAN: 9780553383881
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This compelling debut follows one spirited young woman from the confines of Iran to the intoxicating freedom of Americaβwhere she discovers not only an enticing new country but the roots of her own independence. . . .
Tamila Soroush wanted it all. But in the Islamic Republic of Iran, dreams are a dangerous thing for a girl. Knowing they can never come true, Tami abandons them. . . . Until her twenty-fifth birthday, when her parents give her a one-way ticket to America, hoping she will βgo and wake up her luck.β If they have their way, Tami will never return to Iran . . . which means she has three months to find a husband in America. Three months before sheβs sent back for good.
From her first Victoriaβs Secret bra to her first ride on a motor scooter to her first country line-dance, Tami drinks in the freedom of an American girl. Inspired to pursue her passion for photography, she even captures her adventures on film. But looming over her is the fact that she must find an Iranian-born husband before her visa expires. To complicate matters, her friendship with Ike, a young American man, has grown stronger. And it is becoming harder for Tami to ignore the forbidden feelings she has for him.
Itβs in her English as a second language classes that Tami finds a support system. With the encouragement of headstrong Eva, loyal Nadia, and Agata and Josef, who are carving out a love story of their own, perhaps Tami can keep dreamingβand find a way to stay in America.
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