The Walk-In Closet
by Abdi Nazemian
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Pub Date 3 Jun 2014 | Archive Date 1 Sep 2014
Description
Hilarious, heartbreaking and edgy, with a shocking twist, THE WALK-IN CLOSET provides a glimpse into the lives of the Iranian-American elite.
Kara Walker has never found much glamour in her own life,
especially not when compared to the life of her best friend Bobby Ebadi. Bobby,
along with his sophisticated parents Leila and Hossein, is everything Kara
always wanted to be. The trio provides the perfect antidote to what Kara views
as the more mundane problems of her girlfriends and her divorced parents. And
so when the Ebadis assume that Kara is Bobby’s girlfriend, she willingly steps
into the role. She enjoys the perks of life in this closet, not only Leila’s
designer hand-me-downs and free rent, but also the excitement of living life as
an Ebadi.
As Kara’s 30th birthday approaches, Leila and Hossein up the pressure. They are ready for Kara to assume the mantle of the next Mrs. Ebadi, and Bobby seems prepared to give them what they want: the illusion of a traditional home and grandchildren. How far will Kara be willing to go? And will she be willing to pull the Persian rug out from under them when she discovers that her own secret is just one of many lurking inside the Ebadi closet?
Advance Praise
Finalist – 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Multicultural Fiction
“Absorbing entertainment. I walked into Nazemian’s walk-in closet and didn’t want to walk out.” – Kelly Oxford, author of Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar
“Absolutely engrossing read from page one. Abdi Nazemian has painted a world so vivid and real that even if you know nothing of ‘Tehrangeles,’ by the end you feel as if you are a part of it. I simply COULD NOT put this book down!” – Busy Philipps, actress
“…Wickedly funny and devastatingly moving, THE WALK-IN CLOSET is a thrilling ride from start to finish. Nazemian surprises with every turn he takes, telling a story that vividly illustrates the price of living in a closet.” – Chaz Bono, author of Family Outing, The End of Innocence and Transition
“I relished every moment of this warm, funny, brutally engaging novel. Abdi Nazemian’s Los Angeles is both uncannily familiar and entirely foreign. Put this in the canon of LA literature: Nazemian has written a side of Los Angeles prevalent in real life but rarely seen in fiction.” - Katherine Taylor, author of Rules for Saying Goodbye
“If you like Shahs of Sunset you’ll love THE WALK-IN CLOSET. Abdi Nazemian shines a white hot, entertaining spotlight on the ins and outs of Tehrangeles. Curl up and enjoy this fabulous debut!” - Jessica Bendinger, author of The Seven Rays, screenwriter of Sex and the City
“THE WALK-IN CLOSET is a contemporary fable of love, loss and redemption, set between cultures and between the sexes. Written at a spanking pace, with humor, suspense and a heart, it captures the voice of a generation and paves the way to a new genre of literary fiction.” - Lila Azam Zanganeh, author of The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness
“… If one of the tasks of fiction is to bring to light a world that for whatever reasons we haven’t bothered to see for ourselves — and to make us see that it is our world, too — then Nazemian’s book is a success. That he then adds his unique way of seeing — in which he marries his sharp satirist’s eye to a profound empathy — makes this hilarious, heartbreaking first novel a triumph.” - Richard Kramer, author of These Things Happen, screenwriter of Tales of the City, thirtysomething, and My So-Called Life
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780615988689 |
| PRICE | US$15.00 (USD) |
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