Veil of Roses

by Laura Fitzgerald | Teens | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780553383881 Global Overview for this book
Registered by rootmartin of Wellesley, Massachusetts USA on 7/9/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by rootmartin from Wellesley, Massachusetts USA on Monday, July 9, 2007
From back cover:

"This compelling debut follows one spirited young woman from the confines of Iran to the intoxicating freedom of America -- where she discovers not only an enticing new country but the roots of her own independence...

Tamily Souroush wanted it all. But in the Islamic Republic of Iran, dreams are a dangerous thing for a girl. Tami abandons them...until her twenty-seventh birthday, when her parents give her a one-way ticket to America, hoping she will "go and wake up her luck." 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 she's sent back for good.

From her first Victoria's 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 concede to an arranged marriage 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.

It's 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 dreaming -- and find a way to stay in America."

Journal Entry 2 by rootmartin at Wellesley, Massachusetts USA on Monday, November 4, 2019
This has been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long. Dropping it off tomorrow at the Town's Book Give and Take. I hope it travels and is well-loved.

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