![]() ![]() This interview was conducted over Zoom and via email. We discovered that we are both novelists, mothers, first-generation Americans - all because of a picture of a rose (it was a Darcey Bussell). Name-dropping the famous rose breeder was a secret handshake, inciting a flurry of conversations. Gian and I became quick friends after she commented “Ooh, which David Austin?” on a flower photo I posted on Instagram. The author’s father is from Kurdistan of Iraq, where he grew lush gardens amid turmoil, and the book is based on his stories as well as a trip the family took in 1979. ![]() ![]() The novel explores the burden and blessings of family, ambition, and privilege during times of political upheaval. GIAN SARDAR’S SECOND NOVEL, Take What You Can Carry, is a high-stakes love story between a Kurdish immigrant turned Hollywood actor and an aspiring photojournalist, who together take a trip to the man’s hometown in Iraq. ![]()
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