Free Mountain: Odyssey Of A Persian Immigrant

In Free Mountain, her powerful new memoir, Farideh Sabeti Fathi documents her early childhood in Sangesar, a town in the province of Semnan, near the Alborz Mountains in Iran. She details her personal experiences as a girl growing up and attending school and college in Iran. Farideh then tells the story of how she traveled across the ocean to attend graduate school in California and returned home to teach psychology at the University of Tehran. Then, the Islamic Revolution began. As Farideh's life was torn apart by political turmoil, she and her husband had to make a difficult decision. Should they stay in Iran and adjust to all the changes, or should they find a place where their children could be exposed to different cultures and value systems? Farideh cherished her roots and connections, but she also understood that she was homesick for a country that no longer existed. They chose to leave. Farideh's work examines her dual identities as a daughter of Iran and an adopted child of America. She shines a light on the complex challenges faced by immigrants in the United States. She tells a personal story of overcoming great odds-growing up in a peaceful environment but eventually being faced with a great deal of chaos and fear, only to survive and find a new life. Farideh hopes that her story will expand your view of the world and inspire you to tell your own unique story.

• | Author: Farideh Sabeti Fathi
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 17, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 182 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1546481303
• | ISBN-13: 9781546481300