Trailing in the Fog (Paperback)

Simorgh Azardad

ISBN 13: 9798898640514

Published by Donahue Publishing, 2026

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Paperback. Born in the last golden years of pre-revolution Iran, Simorgh Azardad came into a world of poetry, pride, and ancient royalty - and watched it burn. Trailing in the Fog is the sweeping, unflinching memoir of a woman who survived the collapse of a nation and the shattering of a childhood, and found her way, decades and continents later, into the light.Spanning three generations - from her grandmother's turbulent marriage in a small northern Iranian town to her parents forbidden love to her own coming-of-age amid the chaos of the 1979 revolution and the Iran-Iraq War - this is a story of inherited secrets, violated innocence, and the quiet, ferocious will to survive. Azardad writes of first love and first betrayal, of missiles falling on childhood streets, of a desperate escape through Istanbul, and of rebuilding a life from nothing on Canadian soil.But Trailing in the Fog is more than a survivor's story - it's a reckoning with identity, sexuality, and belonging, and ultimately, a testament to forgiveness. Raw, lyrical, and deeply personal, this memoir carries the weight of history and the voice of a woman who finally chose to stop being silent.For readers of unflinching memoirs of trauma, immigration, and reinvention - a story of ashes, exile, and the long walk home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trailing in the Fog (Paperback)
• Publisher: Donahue Publishing
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798898640514
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Born in the last golden years of pre-revolution Iran, Simorgh Azardad came into a world of poetry, pride, and ancient royalty — and watched it burn. Trailing in the Fog is the sweeping, unflinching memoir of a woman who survived the collapse of a nation and the shattering of a childhood, and found her way, decades and continents later, into the light.

Spanning three generations — from her grandmother's turbulent marriage in a small northern Iranian town to her parents forbidden love to her own coming-of-age amid the chaos of the 1979 revolution and the Iran-Iraq War — this is a story of inherited secrets, violated innocence, and the quiet, ferocious will to survive. Simorgh writes of first love and first betrayal, of missiles falling on childhood streets, of a desperate escape through Istanbul, and of rebuilding a life from nothing on Canadian soil.

But Trailing in the Fog is more than a survivor's story — it's a reckoning with identity, sexuality, and belonging, and ultimately, a testament to forgiveness. Raw, lyrical, and deeply personal, this memoir carries the weight of history and the voice of a woman who finally chose to stop being silent.

For readers of unflinching memoirs of trauma, immigration, and reinvention — a story of ashes, exile, and the long walk home.