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Was It Worth It? book cover
Coming July 2026

Was It Worth It?

A Story of Leaving, Losing and Becoming

A memoir about leaving Iran, exile, and searching for belonging while her father is imprisoned. Just days before leaving Iran, intelligence agents stormed her family's home. Years later, she still carries the cost of that departure.

A deeply personal reflection on loss, identity, and resilience across borders.

Pre-order now — Available July 7, 2026
Indigo Amazon Les libraires
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Published 2020

Dear Baba

A Story Through Letters

Maryam Rafiee was a teenager when her father was imprisoned in Iran for his political views. She wrote him letters she could never send.

Fifteen years later, after his second imprisonment, she shares those letters as a story of hope and resilience.

"Affecting letters bearing witness to human rights abuses." — Kirkus Reviews
UNO Press

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