Only This Beautiful Moment

GUARDIAN YA BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNER OF THE 2024 STONEWALL YOUNG ADULT AWARD From a Stonewall Honorwinning author comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans ofLast Night at the Telegraph Club, As Long as the Lemon Trees GrowandIf You Still Recognise Me. 2019 Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978 Saeedis an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the countrys burgeoning revolution, they send him to safety in America, a country Saeed despises. And even worse hes forced to live with the American grandmother he never knew existed. 1939 Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour hes thrust into has a dark side Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today. PRAISE FOR ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT: A complex coming-of-a-story of these three boys who are inextricably linked, not only by family but in ways yet revealed. Abdi never fails to weave a powerful and moving story. Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six A deeply human story fuelled by love, hope, and longing. Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers The kind of story that YA literature was made for Booklist, Starred Review A queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of were here, were queer, get used to it into even more beautiful poetry that will almost certainly change the lives of those who read it BookPage, Starred Review This is a queer epic, a defiant tale weaving generations and cultures to create a fantastic story. Children's Book Ireland