Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
By Unknown Author.
Description
"A riveting memoir about an inspiring Iranian woman and her country's road to revolution." "A lesson about the value of personal freedom and what happens to a nation when its people are denied the right to direct their own destiny. This is a book Americans should read." --Washington PostThe fifteenth of thirty-six children, Sattareh Farman Farmaian was born in Iran in 1921 to a wealthy and powerful shazdeh, or prince, and spent a happy childhood in her father's Tehran harem. Inspired and empowered by his ardent belief in education, she defied tradition by...
ISBN(s)
0307339742, 9780307339744
