In exiled Iranian author Javad Djavaherys captivating English debut a youthful betrayal during a summer on the Caspian sea has farreaching consequences for a group of friends as their lives are irrevocably altered by the Revolution. For our unnamed confessor the summer months spent on the Caspian Sea during the 1970s are a magically transformative experience. There he is not the poor relative from the North but a welcome guest at his wealthy cousin Nilous home and the gatekeeper of her affectio