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It was the cover that drew me. The inky colour of the niqab and the soft eyes behind seemed to hold a story of triumph. Marina Nemat was subject to a difficult, unjust and cruel life and her memoirs really open up her struggles of belonging and resentment. It must be hard to consistently believe in a God that would see you punished so wickedly for wanting to be a maths-studying-Christian in Tehran. I was appalled at Marina's treatment and saddened by the dark relationship with Ali. How she found the strength to go on is absolutely beyond me.
To separate myself from the literature world and read this as pure fiction it is gripping, violent and heartwarming without a doubt. But as a true account of life in Evin Prison, it is horrific and I really wish the UN would step in and put an end to the cruel and unnecessary torture.
To separate myself from the literature world and read this as pure fiction it is gripping, violent and heartwarming without a doubt. But as a true account of life in Evin Prison, it is horrific and I really wish the UN would step in and put an end to the cruel and unnecessary torture.