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To Keep the Sun Alive

by Rabeah Ghaffari

Age band: 18+

Looky Rating System: Violence 4/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 1/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.

Description

This “tenderhearted debut” depicts a family against the harrowing backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, “showing the enduring ramifications of filial and political violence” (New Yorker). “So evocative you’ll nearly be able to smell the orange trees in the family's orchard.” —Refinery29 The year is 1979. The Iranian Revolution is just around the corner.