This tragic story of a sixteen year old girl, kidnapped, tortured and forced to marry to escape death, immediately attracted my attention. Having a daughter the same age who is experiencing a much different lifestyle, I felt an immediate connection and compassion for this girl and her family.
Written as a memoir, Marina Nemat relates her experiences in Iran during Ayatollah Komeini's reign, to the best of her recollection, changing the names of her cell mates in order to protect their identities. The author's note at the beginning of the book reveals that she has tried to recreate her experiences in Teheran's Evin prison and the dialogue of the story as closely as possible to actual occurrences but she had to "rely on my memory, which like any other person's, has a habit of fading and playing tricks."
I am sure it will be difficult to read about Marina Nemat's experiences as a Prisoner of Tehran but her courageous story will definitely help us realize how lucky we are to live in a country free of oppression and fear.
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