Things Left Unsaid
A Novel
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- ¥1,700
発行者による作品情報
A dazzling, electrifying, and thought-provoking novel for readers of Maame and Honey Girl, Things Left Unsaid is a mesmerizing and deeply-felt exploration of discovering your place in the world and the lasting power of love.
When twenty-six year old Shirin Bayat bumps into Kian at a house party in London, she is taken aback by the immediate feelings that resurface. It’s been a decade since they were close friends at school, before painful events pulled them apart, suddenly and seemingly forever. Ever since, Shirin has lived with the aching weight of things left unsaid between them.
Now they're back in each other's lives, at a time when Shirin needs someone she can trust the most. Feeling stuck in a sea of slippery friendships and deeply burned out by her publishing job, Kian is a bright light amongst a sea of gray. There’s nothing worse than losing the person you trust most with your deepest secrets and desires, and Shirin and Kian are determined to hold tightly to each other.
But of course, life often has other plans. Will it be different this time around, or are Shirin and Kian destined to fall apart once more?
"A love-craving, tumbling tale." —The Associated Press
"A delicate yet impactful look at depression, disillusioned dreams, second chances at love and the power of bravery. What a book!" —Jessica George
"Intricate and deft...Jafari has written a total stunner." —Amy Jo Burns, author of Mercury
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two former friends reconnect as adults in this perceptive literary romance from Jafari (People Change). It's been 10 years since British Iranians Shirin Bayat and Kian Rahimi last saw each other, following a blowout at their school in northern England, where they were the only nonwhite students. Now in their mid-20s, they run into each other at a London house party hosted by mutual friends. In alternating threads, Jafari explores how Shirin, now an editor at a publishing house, faces an onslaught of racist microaggressions and is upset to learn that one of her former school bullies, a racist comedian, has landed a major book deal with another publisher. Meanwhile Kian, a painter who's planning to leave for New York City on a one-year fellowship, still harbors guilt over his role in his older brother's imprisonment for assault. Flashbacks reveal how Shirin deflected Kian's advances when they were in school, for fear of losing their friendship. Now, as Shirin and Kian attempt dating, they struggle with whether a long-term relationship could make them stronger or hold them back from fulfilling their ambitions. Jafari convincingly conveys Shirin's shattered self-worth and Kian's crippling guilt. Sally Rooney fans will savor this.
