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Prisoner Of Tehran: A Memoir
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Prisoner Of Tehran: A Memoir

by Marina Nemat

Penguin Group Canada | April 4, 2008 | Trade Paperback

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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    Angela MacIsaac

    Rating: 5/5

    A True Hero

    Angela MacIsaac

    9 months ago

    This is one of the most riveting memoirs i have ever read. Marina Nemat doesn't just simply describe the terror of undergoing torture and imprisonment; she tells the story of her life and every heartbreak and tragedy that went with it. a story of amazing strength and perseverence. I've read reviews that call Nemat a "liar" or "traitor", and it disgusts me to read those things. I don't understand how anyone can doubt that this woman is a hero.

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    sherri green

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    Wonderful

    sherri green

    10 months ago

    I loved this book very much. An incredible insight to a journey none of us would want to make...a wonderful read

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    Rating: 5/5

    Prisoner of Tehran

    Shelley Dorscher

    10 months ago

    A book I could not put down. Marina has seen more in her life than most of us would ever see. Very well written, moving, sad a happy ending to a gruesome life she lived. My heart goes out to you Marina and glad that you are in a happier place.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Interesting & Captivating

    Devin Sherrington

    2 years ago

    Interesting story from beginning to end. I really wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen to the characters in the book. I loved Marina's strength and optimism. The book was engaging and the development of the story was fantastic.

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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.

About the Author

Arrested at age sixteen in Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran, Marina Nemat was imprisoned in Teheran's notorious Evin prison for two years. She emigrated to Canada in 1991 and lives with her husband and two sons near Toronto.

Trade Paperback

288 Pages, 5.3 x 8.3 x 0.8 in

April 4, 2008

Penguin Group Canada

English


0143052179
9780143052173

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"The story of Nemat's unlikely survival is breathtakingly real. ...It is an act of bravery, this book, as well as compassion. Her words, well wrought and heartfelt, expose her shocking dilemma and the terrible system that tried to defile her."
--The Globe and Mail

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