This memoir is an easy read, expressed from the heart, stated in refreshing honesty, as it happened is the charm of one's life, began in a culturally rooted environment and could have been anyone else's FANTASY, but it has been very real. Throughout the ups and downs in author's life, one quality shines through: an innate self-reliance and self-confidence, as if intended for that soul before being. Somewhere along the line you may forget it is someone else's LIFE STORY and not yours because of VIVID scenes and events ...
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This memoir is an easy read, expressed from the heart, stated in refreshing honesty, as it happened is the charm of one's life, began in a culturally rooted environment and could have been anyone else's FANTASY, but it has been very real. Throughout the ups and downs in author's life, one quality shines through: an innate self-reliance and self-confidence, as if intended for that soul before being. Somewhere along the line you may forget it is someone else's LIFE STORY and not yours because of VIVID scenes and events painted by words on the canvas of the reader's mind. Ali Shirkhoda's memoir is a must-read for all immigrants and their family and friends. Rather than become a merchant as his father desires, Ali chooses medicine and then go halfway around the world to pursue a postgraduate degree at GWU. However, when he wants to return home as promised, the timing is bad; he faces post-revolutionary events including war. He's already signed a contract with Tehran University, resigned from his position at the American university hospital, and his visa is about to expire. He must make a challenging decision that will determine his future...
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