![]() This narrative from the past might seem insignificant at first but it's part of the bigger picture that will make sense in the end. I questioned the correlation between these characters and the previous ones until the author revealed who they actually were. ![]() In the next part of the book, the story is set in 1916 and focuses on the life of Ali and Badri-whose teenage romance also blossomed and withered due to circumstances. No matter how long Roya waited, Bahman never showed up-leaving her devastated and heartbroken. On the day when the two agreed to meet at the town square, violence erupted due to the political upheaval that endangered everyone. Everything was going well with their relationship until Bahman suddenly disappeared and they could only communicate through letters delivered by Mr. Fakhri's stationery shop and witnessed their romance bloom. We followed her character as she first encountered Bahman in Mr. ![]() In the next chapter, the story goes back to 1953 when Roya was still a teenager living with her family in Tehran. ![]() Seventy-seven-year-old Roya asked Bahman the question that has haunted her for decades, dying to know why Bahman didn't show up as they had promised years ago. Who knew when the heart could attack? Let her just know once and for all."The first part starts in 2013, when our main character, Roya, is on her way to the Duxton Senior Center to meet Bahman Aslan. ![]() "Why did he lie? Why did he leave her there? Why did he break it all off so abruptly? Why did he change his mind? She deserved that, at least, after all these years. ![]()
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