... formative years living in Tehran with her parents and grandmother. She is of both Russian and Iranian descent and follows the Russian Orthodox Christian faith. She develops a love for books, adores her grandmother and takes trips to the Caspian Sea with her mother. It is on one of these trips when she meets a young man by the name of Arash. She ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School