The Almond in the Apricot

(Hardback)

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This up-and-coming author speaks to the experience of Americans with a foot in two countries, to the refugee and immigrant experience. Will appeal to seekers of Own Voices narratives.

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APoets & WritersNew and Noteworthy Book

A Loan Stars January 2022 Adult Top Ten Pick

At its heart, this is a story about the deep ties of real and true friendships, one at its end and the other just beginning.Tessa Terry,Booklist

A New Jersey woman tries to understand how she stumbled upon a parallel universe after losing her best friend in Goudarzis exquisite and magical debut.Publishers Weekly

Abeautiful, strange, shape-shifting novel about the movement of grief and longing,The Almond in the Apricothad me at Emmas first dream of Lily and didnt let go. Sara Goudarzi has written a wonderful and compelling novel, made all the more astonishing by the fact that it is her first. I loved it.Ethan Rutherford, author ofFarthest South & OtherStoriesandThe Peripatetic Coffin

"The Almond in the Apricot is a dazzling meditation on loss and the power of connection. Truly, I can't think of a more perfect story for our time."Heather Harper Ellett, author ofAint Nobody Nobody

The Almond in the Apricotis brimful of mystery and longing, a page-turner that derives its suspense from vast and resonant questions about the layers of the self and of the world. Movingly, Sara Goudarzis debut novel plumbs the depths of grief, desire, and love.Clare Beams, author ofThe Illness Lesson

"A rocket of a reada propulsive and explosive ride. I love it when a novel manages to be this smart and this gripping at the same time. InThe Almond in the Apricot, two lives come together across time and space to form one hell of a story. Sara Goudarzis impressive debut shows shes one to watch, and one to read.Mat Johnson, author ofPymandLoving Day

Author Bio

Sara Goudarzis 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 Leilas 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.