Watermelon Kisses by Freddy MacKayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A short, sweet story with a look at a different culture and one of their holidays. Amir and Esmail have immigrated to the US. Living in a foreign country is hard enough, but living it with PTSD makes it that much hard. With the patience of Esmail, Amir is slowly getting better. To do something nice for his husband, Amir gathers what he needs to celebrate a holiday from home, Shab-e Yalda. He needs them both to remember that even after the darkest night, the sun always rises.
Beautifully written, you empathize with Amir and you’re so glad that he and Esmail are able to love each other. They are wonderful characters.
I loved that the author gives a short history of the holiday and includes some of the recipes made in this story.
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