Midnight Gate-opener (Enhanced Edition)
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ISBN10: 1988351103
ISBN13: 9781988351100
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Aug 2 2020
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781988351100
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Aug 2 2020
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The playful, overly curious Kian Noori is anxious to solve several mysteries regarding his parents' history and lifestyle amidst the showy aristocratic society of Iran in the last years of the Shah's regime. Then his life is turned upside down when a gypsy arrives to tell his mother's fortune. He is not only overwhelmed by her charm and his own sudden transformation, but also perturbed by her peculiar predictions of his future and her warning about an ominous woman who would soon come into his life. Special circumstances expose Kian to the adults' vulgar life-styles in lavish parties and nightclubs, so he loses his chance to experience youth like other teenagers. Instead, he is drawn fast into risky territories and affairs with older women. All along, he is grappling with his cynicism about his friends, adults, and even God. Many questions, especially the reasons behind his mother's malice toward him, also put him on the edge. Finally, he succeeds to escape his parents and the life of the bourgeoisie in Tehran in order to find peace in the new world. Still, his parents' extreme retaliations against each other lead to their ultimate demise when they get themselves entangled with the hectic justice system of the new Islamic government. Kian feels guilty for his inability to help them even as a learned psychiatrist practising in Los Angeles. And he feels lousy about his own dwindling life with a nasty wife, cocky children, and a questionable career.
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