Prisoner Of Tehran: A Memoir

by Marina Nemat

Penguin Group Canada | April 4, 2008 | Trade Paperback

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In 1982, 16-year-old Marina Nemat was arrested on false charges by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and tortured in Tehran''s notorious Evin prison. At a time when most Western teenaged girls are choosing their prom dresses, Nemat was having her feet beaten by men with cables and listening to gunshots as her friends were being executed. She survived only because one of the guards fell in love with her and threatened to harm her family if she refused to marry him. Soon after her forced conversion to Islam and marriage, her husband was assassinated by rival factions. Nemat was returned to prison but, ironically, it was her captor''s family who eventually secured her release. An extraordinary tale of faith and survival, Prisoner of Tehran is a testament to the power of love in the face of evil and injustice.

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    A story of hope and forgiveness
    by Nina
    12 months ago

    Nemat's memoirs is a great and easy read. The most fascinating aspect was author's great devotion to portrait true sides of each character and go beyond the limits of black and white side in judging her opponents. She doesn't tell her story with hatred but a heart filled with forgiveness and healing! Despite of the brutal tortures and pressures, she has made peace with her self and moved on with a great hope for the future.

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