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Paria Hassouri

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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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Average rating: 4.58 · 343 ratings · 82 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Found in Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change 4.60 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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 4.73 avg rating — 33 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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A Guardian and a Thief

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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

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3.5 stars. It’s hilarious at points but overall, too one sided, too tidy, too unrealistic.
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An interesting family drama asking questions about morality and fault in the time of an AI filled world… would make a good bookclub discussion.
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3.5 stars that I’ll round up. Check your trigger warnings!! A literary mystery / thriller with lots of characters and an unexpected ending. It was too long and too repetitive at certain points.
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