A Girl Called Rumi

A Girl Called Rumi, Ari Honarvar’s debut novel, weaves a captivating tale of survival, redemption, and the power of storytelling.

Kimia, a successful spiritual advisor whose Iranian childhood continues to haunt her, collides with a mysterious giant bird in her mother’s California garage. She begins reliving her experience as a nine-year-old girl in war-torn Iran, including her friendship with a mystical storyteller who led her through the mythic Seven Valleys of Love.

Grappling with her unresolved past, Kimia agrees to accompany her ailing mother back to Iran, only to arrive in the midst of the Green Uprising in the streets. Against the backdrop of the election protests, Kimia begins to unravel the secrets of the night that broke her mother and produced a dangerous enemy. As past and present collide, she must choose between running away again or completing her unfinished journey through the Valley of Death to save her brother.

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©2021 Ari Honarvar (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Breathtaking

Beautiful writing, rich characters, and riveting story. Especially helpful to understand being an Iranian American.

Kudos

What story craft! What lovely teaching storytelling. Thank you this book. I love your writing — so captivating. Unforgettable. Of course I will read this again and look forward to others in your body of work.

absolute genius

eternal magic... we need wakefulness and love... that is all... no walls or weapons