
Uncaged Summer
âBest new book to read.ââNew York Post
â... a wonderfully witty chronicle of awkward first dates, with Avalie slowly coming to understand what makes a relationship work, guided along the way by a supportive network of friends.... Abediâs emotionally charged portrait of what it takes to heal from heartache resonates. Itâs an uplifting ode to self-love.â ÂâPublisherâs Weekly
Newly heartbroken, a woman embarks on a glamorized summer of couch surfing to rediscover herself and learns that though life may not go according to plan, there is magic in the unexpected.
Avalie Monfared has a theory about saying âI Doââthat the magic ends there. After thirteen years of magic-free marriage to her high school sweetheart, sheâs discovered where it went: gambling and prostitutes.
Now, Ava is on a quest to rediscover herselfâand men. Her soul-searching finds her living on a succession of friendsâ and familyâs couches, which happen to be in some of the most luxurious zip codes in and around Los Angeles. What follows is an unpredictable summer full of shamans, attack birds, awkward dates, sizzling flirtations, and unsolicited adviceâespecially from her traditional Persian family members, who are eager to see her remarried. With every laugh-out-loud adventure in each locale, Ava finds more solace and wisdom. And while itâs not how she planned to spend the last year of her thirties, Ava learns that there is power in letting go.
Chapter 1
âThe Road Less Traveledâ










































