Melissa Landforth
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Lili Naghdi:
I loved reading your story. First, congratulations on writing such a great story! Second, how could you write it so beautifully? Who inspired you to create all these interesting characters?
Lili Naghdi
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Dear Melissa,
Thanks for your kind message. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed reading "On Loving".
As I've mentioned in my blog and interviews, real people were my real inspiration behind writing this story. Rose, an accomplished young woman, has almost everything in life, but she still looks for something she'd been missing. Something she doesn't even know about, something to make her satisfied and while discovering her roots and her real background, she finally grows to know herself as a person and more importantly as a woman. She stands up again and again after each hardship which pushes her down and moves on, dealing with the real changes each bitter life experience left her with. Rose, symbolizing a frequent bloomer, represents resilience and hope. Siyavash, on the other hand, continues his own life journey in this story as a symbol of unconditional love and his efforts till the end signify the whole concept of this type of love without any doubts. If you happen to look into "The Book of Kings" or "The Shahnameh " written by Ferdowsi, you'd notice that Siyavash's character, the symbol of innocence in Persian literature, had almost the same fate. Dean is the symbol for loyalty, something he believes in till the end. His conditioned love is proven to control his decision making and his relationship with Rose all through the story.
Hope this could answer your question. Thank you again for your interest. (hide spoiler)]
Dear Melissa,
Thanks for your kind message. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed reading "On Loving".
As I've mentioned in my blog and interviews, real people were my real inspiration behind writing this story. Rose, an accomplished young woman, has almost everything in life, but she still looks for something she'd been missing. Something she doesn't even know about, something to make her satisfied and while discovering her roots and her real background, she finally grows to know herself as a person and more importantly as a woman. She stands up again and again after each hardship which pushes her down and moves on, dealing with the real changes each bitter life experience left her with. Rose, symbolizing a frequent bloomer, represents resilience and hope. Siyavash, on the other hand, continues his own life journey in this story as a symbol of unconditional love and his efforts till the end signify the whole concept of this type of love without any doubts. If you happen to look into "The Book of Kings" or "The Shahnameh " written by Ferdowsi, you'd notice that Siyavash's character, the symbol of innocence in Persian literature, had almost the same fate. Dean is the symbol for loyalty, something he believes in till the end. His conditioned love is proven to control his decision making and his relationship with Rose all through the story.
Hope this could answer your question. Thank you again for your interest. (hide spoiler)]
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