Only This Beautiful Moment
Published on 9. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-78895-704-5 (ISBN)
Description
GUARDIAN YA BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023
WINNER OF THE 2024 STONEWALL YOUNG ADULT AWARD
From a Stonewall Honor-winning author comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of?Last Night at the Telegraph Club, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow?and?If You Still Recognise Me.
2019 -?Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself.
1978 - Saeed?is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse - he's forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed.
1939 -?Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he's thrust into has a dark side...
Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.
PRAISE FOR ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT:
"A complex coming-of-a-story of these three boys who are inextricably linked, not only by family but in ways yet revealed. Abdi never fails to weave a powerful and moving story." Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six
"A deeply human story fuelled by love, hope, and longing." Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers
"The kind of story that YA literature was made for" Booklist, Starred Review
"A queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of "we're here, we're queer, get used to it" into even more beautiful poetry that will almost certainly change the lives of those who read it" BookPage, Starred Review
WINNER OF THE 2024 STONEWALL YOUNG ADULT AWARD
From a Stonewall Honor-winning author comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of?Last Night at the Telegraph Club, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow?and?If You Still Recognise Me.
2019 -?Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself.
1978 - Saeed?is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse - he's forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed.
1939 -?Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour he's thrust into has a dark side...
Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.
PRAISE FOR ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT:
"A complex coming-of-a-story of these three boys who are inextricably linked, not only by family but in ways yet revealed. Abdi never fails to weave a powerful and moving story." Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six
"A deeply human story fuelled by love, hope, and longing." Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers
"The kind of story that YA literature was made for" Booklist, Starred Review
"A queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of "we're here, we're queer, get used to it" into even more beautiful poetry that will almost certainly change the lives of those who read it" BookPage, Starred Review
Reviews / Votes
'Thought-provoking, poignant and defiant ... it's an arresting celebration of activism, forbidden love and fragile but enduring family bonds.' -- Guardian * Children's Book Ireland * Three generations of a family having to hide their true identities in cultures that don't accept them. An entrancing, complex novel about LGBTQIA+ acceptance, but also of a family trying to connect and come to terms with its own history. * Empathy Lab *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little Tiger Press Group
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78895-704-5 (9781788957045)
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Abdi Nazemian
Only This Beautiful Moment
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11/2023
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Person
Abdi Nazemian is the author of Only This Beautiful Moment (a Stonewall Award Winner), Like a Love Story (a Stonewall Honor book), The Chandler Legacies and The Authentics. His novel The Walk-In Closet won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films The Artist's Wife and The Quiet, and the television series The Village and Ordinary Joe. He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including Call Me by Your Name, Little Woods, and The House of Tomorrow. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at www.abdinazemian.com