In this YA book, the author sets her story against the politics, religion and culture of 1988 Iran. As homosexuality can mean a death sentence, the girls are now in deep trouble. Before they can put their plan into action, they are arrested. When they are caught kissing at school, they are separated and forced to keep away from each other but finding this impossible the girls plot to run away and escape from Iran. Their friendship develops into deeper feelings and the girls are happy to be in love. Sadira is funny, smart and outgoing and the two girls become inseparable. Now that this war is over, the Revolutionary Guard is turning it’s eagle eye on their own people.įarrin meets a girl at school called Sadira and they instantly become friends. It has been ten years since the Shah was overthrown, but Iran has been busy with fighting Iraq. She is a top student at her school yet she is watched constantly as her family is known to have been loyal to the Shah. Moon At Nine by Deborah Ellis is about a fifteen year old Iranian girl called Farrin.
I found myself rooting for Farrin and Sadira, and I tore my way through this book just trying to find out how things would unfold.ĭisclaimer: Review of electronic ARC received free from publisher via NetGalley ( ) Nevertheless, Moon at Nine is intensely moving. There are also a few instances of awkward fact-insertions that are quite jarring and could’ve been more artfully woven into the text. For example, Farrin often feels younger than her age, and the dialogue at times feels very inorganic. At times, however, I found myself distracted from narrative because of inconsistencies in the quality of the writing. Unfortunately, they are living in 1988 Iran where being gay is against the law and punishable by death.įarrin and Sadira’s budding romance is sweet and lovely, and their situation absolutely heart-rending, made even more so by the fact that this novel was based on a true story as related to the author. Moon at Nine is a poignant and powerful story about a bookish, strong-willed fifteen year old girl named Farrin who falls in love with Sadira, a new girl at school who understands Farrin better than her distant peers at school or her self-involved parents.
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