Red Red

by Maryam Abolfazli, Pearl Amanfu (Editor)

“In Red, Red, Maryam Abolfazli paints a parallel world, one that readers will instantly recognize as twin to the fragmented, inflamed United States we're currently living in. The story deftly captures the real-life urgency of 2020--the precipice on which we stand and the what-ifs of after the fall.” – Caroline WebsterIn an engrossing series of events that will leave you turning pages late into the night, a loving mother and Iranian American patriot is on a mission to prevent her beloved homeland from being ripped apart by an unhinged US president, who is calling for secession and has the power to split the country in half. But, Athena's mission is also intensely personal - she's known the president since childhood and has experienced his potential for inflicting damage… and she knows how to destroy him.Athena also has a duty to protect her child, who happens to be the granddaughter of the president. When the president threatens to take her daughter away if she derails his secession plans, it’s up to Athena to figure out how to protect both her child and the country that she loves. If the president wins his game of political chess, the country will slip into a chaos it may never return from. But if she doesn’t give the president what he wants, she may not be able to protect her daughter. Athena faces an impossible choice -- but she must choose quickly and without hesitation.Fans of Margaret Atwood will love Red Red, a captivating Dystopian political thriller novel that examines today’s most polarizing issues, through the revealing lens of an intense political fiction plot full of unforgettable twists, turns and conspiracies.Red Red was such a captivating read I literally couldn’t put it down! This is a novel for 2020, as it touches on so many of the hot button social and political issues of our times from police violence and systemic racism to the global pandemic and the rise of conservative extremism in America and the world. – Reader Review

175 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2020