Love in Crisis

Abraham was born in wartime Chicago to an American-Irish father and a Turk mother with Greek and Indian heritage. He grew up with his grandmother's simple tales and ventured into the complex stories of troubled decades and regions.
In 1958 New York, Abraham falls madly for two forbidden loves. In the sixties, he studies medicine to heal others, yet gets wounded in Vietnam. On a journey to Iran, he falls into the deadly snare of anti-Shah guerrillas, and love pulls him out.
After Iran's revolution, his fascination with Persian culture draws him to the American Embassy in Tehran, where vengeful revolutionaries hold him hostage for 444 days. In prison, he asks himself: 'Why do so many cling to tales and forsake stories?'
In 1981, through the Iran-US deal, he is released. But he still fights for freedom. He rediscovers love, and the story begins.
During the COVID pandemic, challenges slow him down. Abraham overcomes crises and sees life's pulse in love's embrace.

Ali Rad is an Iranian-Canadian novelist, specialist dentist, architect, and educator. Born during the formative years of Iran's revolution, he was drafted into the Iran-Iraq War following the regime change. He later earned his doctorate and clinical specialty, building a career across healthcare, academia, architecture, and software design. When his heart stopped for a moment at forty, the course of his life changed: he left behind decades of work and possessions, crossed oceans, and settled on Canada's Atlantic shore. After publishing diverse academic articles, he turned to storytelling and wrote his debut novel, Love in Crisis, after age fifty.