My prison, my home : one woman's story of captivity in Iran / Haleh Esfandiari.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Ecco, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 230 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0061583278 (hardcover)
- 9780061583278 (hardcover)
- One woman's story of captivity in Iran
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Isfandiy, H. I78 | Available | 33111006207910 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
My Prison, My Home is the harrowing true story of Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari's arrest on false charges and subsequent incarceration in Evin Prison, the most notorious penitentiary in Ahmadinejad'sIran. Esfandiari's riveting, deeply personal, and illuminating first-person account of her ordeal is the inspiring tale of one woman's triumph over interrogation, intimidation, and fear. Offering a shocking, close-up view inside t he paranoid mindset of the repressive Ahmadinejad regime , My Prison, My Home sheds light on a high-stakes international incident that sparked protests from some of the world's most influential public figures--including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright