Leila

Leila Majnoun is a 30-something Iranian-American citizen who escaped Iran years before with her family, where they resettled in Los Angeles. Intelligent, insightful, and beautiful, Leila has fallen in love with her adoptive country, and considers herself a proud American. It is why she takes on NGO work in helping the underprivileged around the world, including in Myanmar. It is in Myanmar that she stumbles upon the Committee’s efforts, and is guided by Ned to contact the Diarists.

Leila comes to volunteer for the Diarists as her family is targeted by the Committee for her efforts in Myanmar, and because she wants to defend her adoptive country. Leila is assigned to contact Leo, and to bring him into the fight by way of getting to Mark. Leila is successful in her efforts, and ultimately comes to have romantic feelings for Leo. By the end of the novel...