No Borders for Truth

FINALIST - LITERARY GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS  Kellenberg's own Martin Brown's second novel, tells the story of a young Iranian woman with a promising nursing career, and an American collegiate athlete seeking a career in the intelligence field, meet by happenstance.  Realizing their mutual passion to serve others, the two connect intellectually and romantically, not knowing the are both connected to secrets that will force their worlds to collide and reveal truths unknown to not only both of them, but also the world.  No Borders for Truth explores love and loss within family and country, and the richness of the great people of the enduring nations of Iran and America.  Through the characters of Richard Holmes and Shideh Ghesemi, the reader peers through a window of real people sharing human commonalities despite culture differences, transcending current stereotypes and biased cultural assumptions.   180 pages.  2024 Austin Macauley Publishers.

KIRKUS REVIEWS: "A rich, layered novel about political upheaval, family tragedy, and the hope for reconciliation and healing... Brown’s narrative offers remarkable insights into the many troubling occurrences in Iran in the 1970s and 1980s and highlights troubling connections to the American government."