In 1976 Iran is a peaceful, prosperous and westernized country. Katrin is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Northern Iran in a family who follows a minority religion known as the Bahai religion. Katrin’s seventeen-year-old sister, Nassrin, commits suicide when Katrin’s father disapproves of Nassrin’s relationship with Hossein, who came from a Moslem family. As the family works through their grief, Iran’s political situation destabilizes when various political factions such as pro-democracy students and Islamic fundamentalists vie to overthrow the government through a violent revolution. The bloody revolution is followed by a full-scale war with Iraq, as Iran’s government cracks down on the civil rights of its citizens and openly discriminates against Bahais. Katrin, who sees no future for herself in Iran, decides to leave for the United States, but she has to brave a trip through the desert of Eastern Iran into Pakistan with the aid of drug traffickers.
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It warms your heart and awakens the soul.,
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I started reading this book late at night and could not stop until I had finished it. It is an amazing story about love, courage and faith. Furthermore, how we perceive others who are different from us (race, religion) in the same prejudicial manner as they perceive us, making us a mirror image of eachother. It demonstrates beautifully the great ironies of life that our prejudices towards eachother, due to fear and ignorance, will forever haunt us until we learn to accept and understand them.I absolutely love this book and advise everyone to buy and read it. ENJOY!
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Gripping tale of courage,
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The saga takes you from the innocence of childhood to the cynicism of adulthood, from Iran to Pakistan to Washington, and from love to loss to rebirth. The heroine's journey away from religious intolerance, through the wilds of the Middle East, to her new future cannot be missed.
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Compelling!,
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Compelling and genuine, Katrin's unbelievable story moved me to both laughter and tears. Her authentic viewpoint is reiterated in the language in which she writes. Through adventuresome tales and heartbreaking sagas, she provides an insider's view to the complexities of religion in Iran during her childhood, the complicated dynamics of her family's relationships, as well as a fresh insight into the social and political environment leading up to and through the Iranian Revolution. While falling in love with the main character, you will gain a unique and eye-opening understanding of Iran in the later half of the twentieth century. Without a doubt, this is one of the most fascinating memoirs I have read. I have yet to encounter anyone who has not walked away incredibly moved by the strength of her character as well as the fascinating account of her story.
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