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Paria Hassouri is an author, pediatrician, and mother of three young adults. She is also a marathoner, activist, wine enthusiast (bold reds preferred), storyteller, carbohydrate lover, avid reader (Jane Austen meet Cheryl Strayed), feminist, validator, and shoe addict--not necessarily in that order. A proud Iranian-American, she spent most of her formative years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her personal essays have been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, Women's Running Magazine, Kevin MD, and Grown and Flown. She has presented stories on stage through Expressing Motherhood and participated in many speaking and teaching engagements. She currently resides in Los Angeles, providing ...more

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	Found in Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change 4.59 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harvesting Rosewater 4.42 avg rating — 71 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Child Told Me They're Trans...What Do I Do?: A Q&A Guide for Parents of Trans Children by Amy Cannava (Contributor), Clara Baker (Contributor), Clara Lee (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Clutch

by Emily Nemens (Goodreads Author)

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Five

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The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

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An Irish-American family saga…. Just ok. None of the characters will stay with me.
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4.5 stars that I’ll round up to 5 because I loved the ending so much. An entertaining page-turning literary mystery … I get the hype.
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3.5 stars… a retelling of The Great Gatsby focusing on black Americans in 1940’s Lis Angeles. This storyline was more interesting than Fitzgerald’s version, but I wasn’t pulled in enough. Both the author’s note at the beginning and at the end were th ...more
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Well, I did not see all those twists coming…. Starts out subtle and then boom… you’re on a ride and on a masterful REVENGE story… Good to the last sentence.
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