From Stonewall Award – winning author Abdi Nazemian ( Only This Beautiful Moment ) comes the
epic queer love story of a lifetime. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and
The Picture of Dorian Gray . Shahriar believes he was born in the wrong time. All he’s ever
wanted is to love and be loved but 1895 London doesn’t offer him the freedom to be his true
self and Oscar Wilde’s trial for gross indecency has only reaffirmed that. But one night—and
one writer—will grant Shahriar what he’s always wished for: the opportunity to live in a time
and place where he can love freely. Rechristened as Shams and then as Bram he finds what feels
like eternal happiness. But can anything truly be eternal? Oliver doesn’t feel that 1920s
Boston gives him a lot of options to be his full self. He knows he could only ever love another
boy but that would break his beloved mother’s heart. Oliver finds freedom and acceptance in
the secret queer community at Harvard that his cousin introduces him to. When he meets a
mysterious boy with eyes as warm as a flame his life is irrevocably changed forever.
Spanning one hundred and thirty years of love and longing this tale of immortal beloveds
searching for their perfect place and time is a vibrant hymn to the beauty of being alive a
celebration of queer love and community and a reminder that behind every tragic thing that
ever existed there is something exquisite.
