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Sara Farizan
Sara Farizan is the author of the young adult novel If You Could Be Mine. Her work often explores themes of identity and relationships within contemporary settings.
If You Could Be Mine
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Sahar is deeply in love with her best friend, Nasrin, but their relationship is a dangerous secret in Iran. When Nasrin's parents arrange her marriage, Sahar is desperate to keep their love alive. She discovers a radical possibility: undergoing gender reassignment surgery to marry Nasrin herself. This story explores the immense risks of loving openly and the profound sacrifices one might make for love.
Genres
Characters
SaharProtagonist
NasrinSupporting
Frequently asked questions
What inspired the author to write this story?
Sara Farizan wrote the novel to explore what her own experience as a closeted young person might have been like if she had grown up in Iran, where she would have been unable to express her sexuality as openly as she could in the United States.
Does the book have any notable awards or recognition?
The novel won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult literature and was named one of Rolling Stone's 40 Best YA Novels.
Is the narrative structure straightforward?
The story is told entirely through the first-person perspective of the protagonist, Sahar, which means the reader only gains insight into other characters and events through her potentially subjective or unreliable viewpoint.