Eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi always knew that coming out to his Muslim family would be messy, but he wasn't expecting it to end in an airport interrogation room. Now, he's telling his side of the story to the stern-faced officer.
Amir has to explain why he ran away to Rome (boys, bullies, blackmail) and what he was doing there for a month (dates in the Sistine Chapel, friends who helped him accept who he is, and, of course, drama) . . . all while his mum, dad and little sister are being interrogated in the room next door.
My review
I enjoyed it more than i thought i would, I found it sad Amir couldn’t express who he was to his family with fearing repercussions and scared that his secret would be exposed at school that he felt he had no choice but to run away.
I found his adventures abroad, amusing and how it opened up Amirs eyes to different cultures. I was happy that Amir was reunited with his family in the end
Amir has to explain why he ran away to Rome (boys, bullies, blackmail) and what he was doing there for a month (dates in the Sistine Chapel, friends who helped him accept who he is, and, of course, drama) . . . all while his mum, dad and little sister are being interrogated in the room next door.
My review
I enjoyed it more than i thought i would, I found it sad Amir couldn’t express who he was to his family with fearing repercussions and scared that his secret would be exposed at school that he felt he had no choice but to run away.
I found his adventures abroad, amusing and how it opened up Amirs eyes to different cultures. I was happy that Amir was reunited with his family in the end