This book is about a young Christian woman who becomes a political
prisoner in Iran and chronicles the rise of the Islamic state.
*slight spoiler alert* In the process of her imprisonment, a guard
asks her to marry him, but forces her to convert to Islam to do so.
For her, it becomes a choice of that or the horrors, and death
sentence, that awaits her in the prison.
What I particularly liked about this book was that she was able to
give a great account of the horrors people faced there without
particularly demonizing anyone. Even her husband, which does do
some horrible things, you find difficult to fully dislike at the
end. It is a fair account of things, and a great read for Canadians
to realize the things people face in other countries, and why they
chose to come here.