- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312962886
- ISBN-13: 978-0312962883
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,058,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A woman's-eye view of Islamic Iran from behind the veil.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book by Iranian, Cherry Mosteshar, tells of the bribery, corruption and other awful goings on in a country which the Iranians are very patriotic about, even though a lot of them (according to the author) wish to escape to the the UK or US. Her description of a hospital in Iran makes the average NHS hospital in the UK seem like a five star hotel! However a large amount of the book concerns itself with conversations between seemingly unintelligent people and their day to day moans and groans about family, Iranian bureaucracy and the sexual needs of Iranian men. Cherry does endeavour to write her book in a light hearted and witty way.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Hard-to-put-down and a unique view point.
12 Aug 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A most interesting book form a plucky young lady. I knew her through her many informative articles for the economist and was delighted to be able to get a longer read. The book, apart from being more than readable, gives us a description of modern day Iran through the eyes of someone who does not have any kind of 'agenda':
She goes out there as a journalist (rather a brave act in itself), to see and to report. Whether on the political or personal front she remains lucid and a great story teller to the end.
She goes out there as a journalist (rather a brave act in itself), to see and to report. Whether on the political or personal front she remains lucid and a great story teller to the end.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An innocent with a genetic love of her homeland
13 Aug 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable work which made me laugh and cry, sometimes both at the same time. Written by a respected British journalist whose innocent genetic love for her country of origin takes her out to Iran where she makes heroic efforts to make the reality confirm her idealised image of what should be 'Persia'. Her individual and eccentric personality is rapidly sculpted, and honed, from within, to fit into an artificial entity called The Islamic Republic. It is from this perspective that she gives us a unique glimpse of a man-made state. A tragedy, on a personal and national level, from which she finally emerges with her innocence intact - to continue life in her natural dual state so well encapsulated in the endearing shortened version of her Persian name - nothing to do with a fruit!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
underrated
28 Aug 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Many of the reviews here say this book is outdated, but if you look at http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=6 or http://www.iranfocus.com under the subject of women you will see it is still slavery for women in Iran. I found this book powerful, scary, sad, terrifying and tragic. This if very important information for us to read, and to realize how complete and complex the oppression is in Iran, especially for women, and how it impacts on every aspect of their lives.
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