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\nThis Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian
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\nBefore Navied Mahdavia n moved with his wife and dog in November of 2016 from San Francisco to an off-the-grid cabin in rural Idaho\, he had never fished\, gardened\, hike d\, hunted\, or lived in a snowy place. But there\, he could own land\, re alize his dream of being an artist\, and start a family-the Millennial dre am. Over the next three years\, Mahdavian leaned into the wonders of the n atural Idaho landscape and found himself adjusting to and enjoying a slowe r pace of living. But beyond the boundaries of his six acres\, he was conf ronted with the realities of America's political shifts and forced to conf ront the question: Do I belong here? Mahdavian's beautifully written and u nflinchingly honest graphic memoir charts his growth and struggles as an a rtist\, citizen\, and new father. It celebrates his love of place and hono rs the relationships he makes in rural America\, touching on dynamics like culture\, environment\, and identity in America\, and even articulating d ifficult moments of racism and brutality he found there as a Middle Easter n American. With wit\, compassion\, and a sense of humor\, Mahdavian's ins ider perspective offers a unique portrait of one of the most remote and wi ld areas of the American West.
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