Lush, atmospheric, and gorgeous, this is an unforgettable novel.” -Jillian Cantor, USA Today bestselling author of The Lost Letter and In Another Time
Filled with richly drawn characters, it’s by turns a love story and a war story, a coming-of-age and a tragedy, but ultimately a story about hope and the depth of family bonds. “ Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar is a beautifully written, absorbing novel that swept me away to 1979 Kurdistan and Los Angeles. A true original.” -Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things and Watch Me Disappear Gian Sardar’s prose is breathtaking and her book took me on a fascinating journey that I’d never before imagined. “Lush and sensual and dangerous, Take What You Can Carry is an eye-opening story that deserves to be told. I was gripped by Gian Sardar’s emotional storytelling until the final page.” -Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of More Than Words
“At once heartbreaking and hopeful, this story’s magic is in the power its characters have to love-a partner, a family, a homeland, a people-deeply and unconditionally. Those of us who love books know this is exactly why we read.” -Steven Rowley, bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor “Timely, romantic, and thrilling from start to finish, Gian Sardar crafts a story with great beauty and heartbreak, reminding us the harder we work to truly know one another, the better we come to understand ourselves. All of it will be tested when Olivia captures a shattering, tragic moment on film, one that upends all their lives and proves that true bravery begins with an open heart. Yet when the return home proves less safe than Delan believed, Olivia is confronted with a reality she had not expected, and is awakened to the dangers of a town patrolled by Iraqi military under curfew and constant threat.īut in this world torn apart by war, there are intoxicating sights and scents, Delan’s loving family, innocence not yet compromised, and small acts of kindness that flourish unexpectedly.
More important, though, the trip is a chance to understand Delan’s childhood and bridge the differences of their pasts. When opportunity arrives, she seizes it, accompanying her Kurdish boyfriend, Delan, to northern Iraq for a family wedding, hoping to capture an image that lands her a job in the photo department. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist and make a difference with her work. An aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty, promise, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan.
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