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One of the questions I'm asked most often is, "Will
you ever write a sequel to Veil of Roses?" For the longest
time, my answer was no, because in my mind, Tami gets her
happily-ever-after at the end of Veil of Roses. However, my
wise readers kept saying, "Are you sure about that? Are
you really, really sure about that?" Well, life
deals us all some blows now and again, and all too often it's
just when you think everything's finally going right
in your life.
Poor Tami. It seems her struggles do continue. Will she
and Ike live together in harmony? Will Homeland Security
approve her application for residency or consider her marriage
a fraud? Will some ghosts from her not-too-distant past
cause problems for her, or will they leave her alone?
And what about Maryam? Will she and Ardishir fulfill their
wish to be parents? Any complications with the pregnancy?
How about Ike and his dream of opening a coffee shop? Will
the staggering economy deal him a blow like it's dealt to
so many small business owners?
What about Rose, Tami's favorite person in America? A sign
leading to her garden reads, "Only my garden knows the
secrets of my soul." But not for long. A few of Rose's
secrets finally catch up with her. Is this for the good?
And last, but certainly not least, what happens to Tami's
beloved parents? Now that their quest to get their daughters
settled in America seems to have been achieved, what happens
next for them?
If you have ideas, send them my way: Click here.
I did it, Maman.
I am here, now.
I have found a way to stay.
I have even found love.
I was married by Elvis Presley
At the Chapel of the Blue Suede Shoes
In the City of Sin.
If you’d been here, Maman,
I would have been married in my sister’s home.
You would have washed my hair with your lavender soap
And laced flowers in my hair,
Making for me a veil of roses.
Go, you said. Go and wake up your luck.
But what about you?
At last, Maman – what about you?
Come, I say to you now.
Come, Maman Joon.
Come, and wake up your luck.
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