Honeymoon in Purdah

An Iranian Journey

Nonfiction, Travel, Middle East, Adventure & Literary Travel
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Author: Alison Wearing ISBN: 9781466868335
Publisher: Picador Publication: April 15, 2014
Imprint: Picador Language: English
Author: Alison Wearing
ISBN: 9781466868335
Publisher: Picador
Publication: April 15, 2014
Imprint: Picador
Language: English

The beautifully written travel memoir of a Western woman's journey in Iran

Honeymoon in Purdah is a book of sketches gathered over the course of one woman's journey in Iran. Through her, we meet the ordinary and extraordinary people of Iran--men and women whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of kidnappings, terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Peppered with accounts of Iran's Islamic Revolution and political analyses of the country, Honeymoon in Purdah is a departure from our conventional perception of Iran. Alison Wearing give Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes and in so doing, reveals the poetry of their lives.

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The beautifully written travel memoir of a Western woman's journey in Iran

Honeymoon in Purdah is a book of sketches gathered over the course of one woman's journey in Iran. Through her, we meet the ordinary and extraordinary people of Iran--men and women whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of kidnappings, terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Peppered with accounts of Iran's Islamic Revolution and political analyses of the country, Honeymoon in Purdah is a departure from our conventional perception of Iran. Alison Wearing give Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes and in so doing, reveals the poetry of their lives.

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