Things I've Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter

Azar Nafisi, author of the international bestseller READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN, now gives us a stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets; a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature; the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by political upheaval - these and other threads are woven together in this beautiful memoir.