Dear
Readers,
I’m
excited to announce that in the next month, The
Bird and The Fish—Memoir of a Temporary Marriage, will be available.
We
human beings take various actions in romantic relationships for our own good reasons,
don't we? What drives us? When you read The
Bird and The Fish, you may wonder why the two main characters did what they
did. Perhaps you will guess at the universal longings each one was trying to
fulfill.
I
grew up in Belgium and the United States, two different societies, but they
were not that different from each other. However, when I met Afshin, I knew
that his lens of the world was very different from mine. Living with him would
give me a chance to peer through that lens and see an unfamiliar set of
traditions and standards. I was excited at the thought. I did not think it
would lead to anything more than an education about aspects of Iran. What a
surprise when the opportunity arose to have my education come in an unusual
package—an intimate one. Will you join me on a portion of the path I took?
The
following is the description of the story that appears on the back cover of the
book:
Afshin, a
captivating Iranian graduate student, rents a room in Miriam Valmont’s home. Landlady and tenant share an immediate
and fast-growing attraction,
despite the fact that Miriam is twice Afshin’s age. When Afshin proposes a temporary
Islamic marriage, Miriam readily agrees, driven by desire and curiosity. What
shocks her, though, is the role Afshin invites her to play at the end of the marriage so that he,
as a Muslim, can continue to express affection. The Bird and the Fish is
the story of two people with radically different lives who find a way to honor a passionate
love that they know cannot last.
If
you’d like to receive an announcement when the book (hardcover or e-book) is
available, would you send that request to miriamvalmont@gmail.com?
For engaging and fulfilling lives,
Miriam
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