CONTENTS

Chapter 1. A Friday Turns Black

Chapter 2. A Lunch with Mami

Chapter 3. The Reluctant Return

Chapter 4. Crossing the Caspian

Chapter 5. The Homecoming

Chapter 6. The Leader of the Band

Chapter 7. The Governor’s Guest

Chapter 8. The Wager

Chapter 9. An Excursion to Margoon

Chapter 10. The Sonneteer of Shiraz

Chapter 11. A Letter from a Friend

Chapter 12. A Man of the Cloth

Chapter 13. An Unusual Request

Chapter 14. A Most Unfortunate Turn of the Wheel

Chapter 15. Two Answered Prayers

Chapter 16. Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Chapter 17. Sowing the Seeds of Doubt

Chapter 18. Black Eyes

Chapter 19. The Secret Meeting Place

Chapter 20. A Day at the Museum

Chapter 21. The Arrogance of Ignorance

Chapter 22. The Invitation

Chapter 23. An Unexpected Guest

Chapter 24. Pen to Paper

Chapter 25. An Audience Granted

Chapter 26. A Change of Plan

Chapter 27. A Forbidden Love

Chapter 28. If You Have Little, Give of Your Heart

Chapter 29. The Pantheon of Khojivank

Chapter 30. The Love Note

Chapter 31. A Choice Is Made

Chapter 32. The Anthem

Appendix—Photographs