The Almond in the Apricot

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By Sara Goudarzi

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The Almond in the Apricot by Sara Goudarzi weaves a tale of life, loss, and emotional discovery. It follows the journey of a young woman grappling with grief after a tragedy, set against the backdrop of New York City and the bustling oasis of Tehran. As she oscillates between dreams and reality, she uncovers profound insights into love and human connection.
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This book may appeal to you if you are captivated by stories that merge the mystical with the everyday, offering a poignant exploration of grief, love, and the elusive nature of dreams. It’s perfect for readers enchanted by narratives that question the boundaries between reality and imagination while offering deep emotional resonance.

The Almond in the Apricot

This magical debut novel follows a woman and a young girl a world apart from each other whose paths cross in the most unusual of ways.

Serial rights targeting The New Yorker, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review, Literary Hub, and others Print and digital publicity targeting Texas Monthly, Dallas Morning News, KERA,Electric Literature, Book Riot, Rain Taxi, Full Stop, World Literature Today, Asymptote, The Millions, and others Promotion at or events pitched for Brooklyn Book Festival, Texas Book Festival, and Winter Institute Review copies will be sent targeting all major print and digital literary media outlets, reviewers, and booksellers; additional copies available upon request Promotion on the publisher’s website (deepvellum.org), Twitter feed (@deepvellum), and Facebook page (/deepvellum); and publisher’s e-newsletter

Description

Emma had the perfect trifecta: a long-term job as an engineer designing sewers; a steady relationship with her reliable boyfriend; and an adoring and creative best friend (about whom she wasn't quite ready to admit her unrequited feelings). Then early one morning, a phone call changed her world forever.

Now she's having nightmares that threaten to disrupt the space-time continuum—nightmares of hiding from bombs in basements, of glass shattering from nearby explosions. But these disturbing dreams, in which she inhabits the body of a young girl named Lily, seem all too real, and Emma's waking life begins to be affected by the events that transpire in this mysterious wartime landscape. Convinced she has been given a chance to save a life, Emma tries to rescue Lily from heartache, but ultimately it is through Lily that Emma finds her way back.

The Almond in the Apricot navigates connections formed across space and time and explores love, grief, and the possibility that the universe might be bigger than either Emma or Lily ever imagined.

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The Almond in the Apricot by Sara Goudarzi is a beautifully crafted debut that explores deep friendships and parallel universes. Reviewers have praised its compelling and magical narrative, highlighting themes of loss, mystery, and human connection. The novel is described as a captivating meditation on grief and longing, with a smart and gripping storyline that has left a strong impression on critics.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646051090

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Deep Vellum Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 252

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About the Author

Sara Goudarzi's work has appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic News, The Adirondack Review and Drunken Boat, among others. She is the author of Leila's Day at the Pool and Amazing Animals from Scholastic Inc. Sara has taught writing at NYU and is a 2017 Writers in Paradise Les Standiford fellow and a Tin House alumna. Born in Tehran, she grew up in Iran, Kenya and the U.S. and currently lives in Brooklyn.