Reluctantly returning home to observe the first anniversary of her sister's death, Mitra, banished by her controlling father due to her rebellious nature, confronts hard truths from her past and that of her sister, a process that forges an unexpected path forward with her mother, who has always been caught in the middle.
Twelve months after her younger sister Anahita's death, Mitra Jahani reluctantly returns to her parents' home in suburban New Jersey to observe the Iranian custom of “The One Year.” Ana is always in Mitra's heart, though they chose very different paths. While Ana, sweet and dutiful, bowed to their domineering father's demands and married, Mitra rebelled, and was banished. Their mother, Shireen, is torn between her fierce love for her surviving daughter and her loyalty to her husband-- yet his callousness amid shattering loss has compelled her to rethink her own decades of submission. Forced to confront hard truths about Anahita's life, and the secrets each of them hid to protect others, mother and daughter forge an unexpected path forward. -- adapted from back cover
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