Atash Yaghmaian
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August 2025
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My Name Means Fire: A Memoir
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"Educate yourself with this memoir. Set in the 70s and 80s growing up in Iran for a young girl. This story is one the world needs to hear. I absolutely loved this because so many people in western culture are stuck in it and not educated on other peop"
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Thank you for this powerful reflection. It means so much that the story’s rawness and resilience spoke to you. Writing My Name Means Fire was both a s
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"An incredible and riveting debut memoir of a young girl growing up in Iran.
Surrounded by the horrors of war, abusive men, and a superstitious mother, Atash creates a magical world that protects her from the real world. The structure of the book alte" Read more of this review » |
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Trauma & Dissociation
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Born in Tehran, I migrated to the United States alone at the age of 19, fleeing arranged marriage, war, trauma, and abuse. My debut memoir, My Name Me
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Sep 29, 2025 01:40PM
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Thank you so much for these beautiful words Molly. Writing My Name Means Fire was both one of the hardest and most healing journeys of my life. I drea
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"Set against a back-drop of war-torn Iran in the 1970s and 80s, My Name Means Fire is a breathtaking memoir about a young girl and her many parts. This is a story of abuse and trauma, but it is also a story of courage, love and hope. The author lives "
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