book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 348 review written: 21.12.17 originally published: 2009 edition read: Penguin NAL 2009 title: Rooftops of Tehran author: Mahbod Seraji In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice... my thoughts: This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to ...
Hello readers! (and writers!)
I'd just like to tell you all about this super awesome competition that's going on over at my writing blog, Voyage. Here's what it's about, and the awesome prizes!
The Rules
I'd just like to tell you all about this super awesome competition that's going on over at my writing blog, Voyage. Here's what it's about, and the awesome prizes!
The Rules
- Anyone is allowed to enter (must be a follower of voyage and Inky Compositions)
- Entries must be the entrant's actual work (no stealing etc...) I doubt any of you would do that
- Word limit: 2000. You may go a little over or under, I don't mind
- Stories must be one of the chosen titles (no swearing, obscene writing, or other suggestive content)
- Must be sent to my e-mail: raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com or Ashley's e-mail: asgwilli(at)gmail(dot)com We'll e-mail you back confirming that we've received your entry
Titles To Choose:
- "Beautiful"
- "The Forest of Bones"
- "The Storyteller"
- "The Bakery"
- "A Million Smiles"
- "By Starlight"
Prizes
Ashley helped with the amazing! gift cards, and Ryan and I have helped with the awesome blog design stuff. If one of the winners does NOT have a blog and would not like the blog design prizes, then a fourth place winner will be chosen to receive them. The winner will receive the gift card, and the new winner will get the design prizes.
1st place:
- $10 Amazon Gift Card (if we get 20 or more entries it will be bumped up to $15)
- a full Basic Package blog design by Ryan Gracie Designs
- a fashionable button with "1st place: amazing writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like
2nd place:
- $5 Amazon Gift Card
- Custom header, blog button, social media buttons and favicon from Ryan Gracie Designs
- a fashionable button with "2nd place: fabulous writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like
3rd place:
- $5 Amazon Gift Card
- Custom blog button and favicon from Ryan Gracie Designs
- a fashionable button with "3rd place: awesome writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like
How To Enter:
my e-mail: raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com
Ashley's e-mail: asgwilli(at)gmail(dot)com
Send either Ashley or I an e-mail with the following:- Your name
- Blog URL (optional)
- Your story title as the subject
- Your story in the body of the e-mail. You can also attach it, but it MUST be in the body
- the name that you follow by (as you must be a follower of Voyage and Inky Compositions)
What do you all think? I think, if you're a writer, you should definitely go on and enter :D I'm thrilled and I can't wait to start reading entries! It ends a month from a now, so get writing!
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