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Prisoner of Tehran
by Marina Nemat
Baldly told, but absorbing: a true story, the account of how a teenage Iranian girl was arrested on political charges and thrown into the country's most notorious prison and sentenced to death. One of the interrogators took a liking to her and offered to marry her. She saw no other option, as there would be repercussions otherwise, so converted to Islam and went through with it. Her sentence was commuted to imprisonment, as the marriage was seen as a sign that she'd reformed.
The marriage ended abruptly when her husband was assassinated and she returned to her own family, to marry someone of her own choice, and subsequently emigrate to Canada.
This was written as a kind of catharsis and that comes across; it's fluent, but somehow lacks the kind of impact you'd expect. Still certainly worth reading, though.
The marriage ended abruptly when her husband was assassinated and she returned to her own family, to marry someone of her own choice, and subsequently emigrate to Canada.
This was written as a kind of catharsis and that comes across; it's fluent, but somehow lacks the kind of impact you'd expect. Still certainly worth reading, though.