A Prison Story

The story of a young woman arrested on a Tehran street for distributing pro-democracy literature in 1981 reveals the workings of a despotic regime in suppressing voices of reason and consolidating power. A Prison Story - Iran, tells a young womans' joining the opposition to the new Islamic regime when her dream of a free society fails to materialize. After her arrest she enters Iran's political dangerous system and endures a physical and psychological brutality that deeply wounds her sense of self. This book is a testimony of bravery and fear, honesty and betrayal and ultimately, hope and victory.