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Azin Sametipour

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Azin Sametipour's debut novel, Tehran Moonlight, set in contemporary Iran, was awarded a starred review by Publishers Weekly and Best in the House by Authors in the House@ Grubstreet/Muse 2015 Boston. Azin was born and raised in Tehran, Iran and moved to the United States at the age of 18. She currently lives in Northern California.

Azin loves to hear from her readers and can be reached at:
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Azin Sametipour The idea of Tehran Moonlight came to me when I was visiting my family in Iran and saw how much the country and the culture had changed since I left. I…moreThe idea of Tehran Moonlight came to me when I was visiting my family in Iran and saw how much the country and the culture had changed since I left. I liked how the girls had more freedom and I also envied them since I didn’t possess that freedom when I was living there. But I knew that even the society had opened up to some extent, not all the families were willing to accept that and let their daughters to live their lives the way they wanted to. Mahtab, the protagonist in Tehran Moonlight, is one of those girls. (less)
Azin Sametipour When I have a block, I first stop pushing myself to write and start reading what I’ve written from the very beginning. This allows me to reset and ref…moreWhen I have a block, I first stop pushing myself to write and start reading what I’ve written from the very beginning. This allows me to reset and refresh my mind. I also find that sometimes if I skip a chapter or two and write the chapters that I can visualize in my mind and then cycle back to where I left off; things seem to come together again.
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Tehran Moonlight

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Tehran Moonlight by Azin Sametipour
" Hello,
Thank you so much for your review. I have since removed the Persian version from Instagram, but the Farsi audio version (read by Farinaz Farasat
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Tehran Moonlight by Azin Sametipour
"This self-published debut novel tells the ever-fresh story of the immense power of love under brutally-harsh circumstances. Ashkan, a successful young architect born to an Iranian father in Boston, travels to Iran in search of his past. While in Tehr" Read more of this review »
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"Where do I begin??
Firstly, the writing is average, but it could have been shorter.
This book is the story of 2 girls from very different backgrounds who become best friends, set in the 1960s and 1970s in Iran.
Since this autumn is not old enough to ha" Read more of this review »
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فعلا ستارشو‌میدم تا بعد تصمیم بگیرم ریو شو به فارسی بنویسم یا اینگلیسی. البته من این کتاب رو سالها پیش خوندم.
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" منم همینطور. اولین کتاب غیر قانونی بود که تو مدرسه خوندم. 😁 یادمه زیر نیمکت مدرسه قایمش میکردم و همش میترسیدم ناظم مقصودی ببینه و پدرمو در بیاره. همشو ...more "
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"خوندن این تیپ کتاب ها و امتیاز خوب دادن به اون شاید برای کتاب خونای حرفه ای مثل یه شوخی باشه اما نمی شه منکر این شد که چه بسا خیلی از کرم کتابای حرفه ای با خوندن همین کتابا شروع کردن و حالا آثار ارزشمند می خونن . این کتاب رو سال های آغازین دوره ی نوج" Read more of this review »
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“On the misty window of her room, she let her finger trace a broken line. She was that line.”
Azin Sametipour, Tehran Moonlight

“It was a sin. Kissing a guy who wasn't betrothed to her was wrong in every way. Everyone knew that. It was haram. Forbidden. You would go to hell for that...”
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“Like spilled water, once a girl's reputation is ruined, it will never come back”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“It was a sin. Kissing a guy who wasn't betrothed to her was wrong in every way. Everyone knew that. It was haram. Forbidden. You would go to hell for that...”
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“Like spilled water, once a girl's reputation is ruined, it will never come back”
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“Mahtab looked out of the window at the moon clearing the rooftops, bathing everything around in its silver light. She sighed, envying Nasim's freedom. For just like Mahtab's namesake, as the moonlight was beholden to the sun, she was beholden to her family.”
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“She closed her eyes and forgot about everything. Forgot that this was a sin and that it was forbidden in her faith. All she coukd think of was that she was awake. Awakened by love. Awakened by Ethan.”
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Olivia's Bookish Places & Spaces Thanks for accepting my FR! Happy reading! :)


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Jacob S Thank you for the request, Azin. I´m pleased to meet you :-)


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