She was given the means to survive in Norway—but had to leave to find respect, privacy, and belonging.

Description:

Orphaned at ten, Pardis Golzar grows up in Norway with her needs met and her boundaries ignored.Neither adulthood nor treatment brings the respect and privacy she keeps asking for.When her uncle finds her, her long-held wish to return to Iran becomes possible.There, cultural connection and human warmth give her room to shape her own life.A novel of displacement, dignity, and a woman’s determination to choose where she belongs.