A Bitter Veil
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0983193819 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Janet M. Tavakoli said A Tour de Force. Libby Hellmann has written an extraordinary fiction book about the difficulty of a western woman living in Iran during the time period surrounding the Revolution of the late 1970's. I married an Iranian student and moved to Iran three years later. My own experience was very different. No one prevented me from leaving Iran, albeit I needed my husband's permission and had to pay an exit ta. "Great Read, Illuminating on Iran and Life" according to Judith Starkston. Iran is in the news these days and the issues are important to us all, so it was with interest that I picked up Libby Fischer Hellman's new novel, A Bitter Veil, set in the midst of the Iranian revolution that brought Khomeini to power. In a viscerally effective tale she brings that key moment to life, and we see it in a nuanced way that we would do well to carry into our understanding o. Steven R said Great read with a historical basis. Wonderful love story that intertwined itself with the history of the Iranian Revolution and overthrow of the shah. Very well written and I even picked up a little Farsi while reading.
Random arrests and torture become the norm, women are required to wear hijab, and Anna discovers that she is no longer free to leave the country.As events reach a fevered pitch, Anna realizes that nothing is as she thought, and no one can be trusted not even her husband.. Anna, who has never been close to her parents, is more than happy to return with Nouri to his native Iran, to be embraced by his wealthy family. Beginning their married life together in 1978, their world is abruptly turned upside down by the overthrow of the Shah, and
Publishers Weekly:The Iranian revolution provides the backdrop for this meticulously researched, fast-paced stand-alone A significant departure from the author's Chicago-based Ellie Foreman and Georgia Davis mystery series, this political thriller will please established fans and newcomers alike.