If You Could Be Mine

Name: If You Could Be Mine
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Farizan
ISBN: 9781622312269

Author: Sara Farizan

Narrator: Negin Farsad

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 08/20/2013

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming Of Age, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. They’ve shared stolen kisses and romantic promises. But Iran is a dangerous place for two girls in love—Sahar and Nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed if their relationship came to light.

So they carry on in secret—until Nasrin’s parents announce that they’ve arranged for her marriage. Nasrin tries to persuade Sahar that they can go on as they have been, only now with new comforts provided by the decent, well-to-do doctor Nasrin will marry. But Sahar dreams of loving Nasrin exclusively—and openly.

Then Sahar discovers what seems like the perfect solution. In Iran, homosexuality may be a crime, but to be a man trapped in a woman’s body is seen as nature’s mistake, and sex reassignment is legal and accessible. As a man, Sahar could be the one to marry Nasrin. Sahar will never be able to love the one she wants, in the body she wants to be loved in, without risking her life. Is saving her love worth sacrificing her true self?

About Sara Farizan

Sara Farizan is an Iranian American writer and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. Here to Stay is her third novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on December 16, 2013

I wanted this book to be better than it was. The subject matter--two teenaged girls in love in Tehran--is interesting, and there are some wonderful details. I was tempted to add my "horror" tag to this one, because sweet molasses, it's no joke living under a repressive religious regime. If The Handm......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on August 08, 2013

This was very different from anything I've read before. A very short book at only a little over 200 pages, If You Could Be Mine examines not only life in Iran, but life in Iran for a young girl in love with her best friend, Nasrin. From a very young age, Sahar knew she wanted to many Nasrin and spen......more

Goodreads review by Bogi on August 05, 2016

I read this YA novel for the #ReadProud challenge Week 3. I had mixed feelings about it... It was short and a quick read, with some interesting and sharp-tongued characterization - but not all the character portrayals worked for me. If You Could Be Mine was a novel about forbidden love between girls,......more

Goodreads review by Cassi aka Snow White on September 15, 2013

If You Could Be Mine is one of those books that I'm glad I read. It tackles and interesting topic, two girls who are in love with each other in Iran where they have to hide their affection or risk death. What makes this book interesting is the sliver of Middle Eastern culture that it shows, especial......more

Goodreads review by Tori (InToriLex) on March 19, 2016

Find this and other Reviews at In Tori Lex Actual Rating 3.5 Stars The subject matter of this book gave great insight into how homosexuality is treated in Iran. Being hung, imprisoned or beaten by the police are horrible consequences for expressing your love of the same sex. Sahar and Nasrin were opp......more