Books by Nassim
Aria
My first novel.
Published by Harcourt May 2007.
Jasmine is a cancer specialist and single
mother in Seattle, long estranged from her
Iranian parents and heritage. When faced
with the sudden accidental death of Aria,
her five-year-old daughter, she finds little
solace in the healing advice she’s prescribed
to her dying patients and their families.
Despite the loving support of her best friend
Dot, a “little person” studying the role of
dwarves in ancient Egypt, and her partner
Alexander, a retired war correspondent,
Jasmine is flattened by grief. Lacking
religious scaffolding or comforting rituals,
Jasmine abandons her life in exchange for
a one-way ticket around the world.
This deeply spiritual novel is the record of
Jasmine’s journey to find meaning after
devastating loss. Along the way, she writes
letters to three of her great loves, all now
dead, and to her devoted friends, who
encourage her to return home. Connecting
with fundamental elements of life, she
plants maize in Guatemala, meditates in
Tibet, and participates in traditional grieving
practices in Iran. It is only when Jasmine,
this modern American woman, connects with
her ancient heritage that she can finally heal.
This Side of Doctoring
In which I've written a chapter.
Edited by Eliza Lo Chin.
Published by Sage Press in 2003.
True stories by women from the
frontlines of medicine. Any woman
contemplating a career as a physician
or already working in the profession
will gain a good deal of insight from
this collection of personal essays and
poems by female physicians over the
last century and a half. Organized into
categories such as "Internship and
Residency," "Mothering and Doctoring,"
and "Barriers," the anthology presents
feminine and feminist perspectives on
all aspects of a medical career.