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Prisoner of Tehran : one woman's story of survival inside a torture jail / Marina Nemat.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : John Murray, c2007.Description: viii, 280 p. : ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780719522390
Other title:
  • [Prisoner of Tehran : the end of childhood in Iran]
Subject(s): Summary: Aged sixteen, Marina Nemat was arrested for reasons she didnt understand and taken to Evin, Tehrans notorious prison. Her world was about to change for ever. Mariana was interrogated, tortured and finally sentenced to death. At the last moment, her prison guard snatched her from the firing-squad bullets but demanded a shocking price in return: marriage to him and conversion to Islam. She spent her time in jail as his secret bride, always hoping she would be able to go home and be free of her horrific memories of Evin prison.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 955.054092 NE PR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0036926

Aged sixteen, Marina Nemat was arrested for reasons she didnt understand and taken to Evin, Tehrans notorious prison. Her world was about to change for ever. Mariana was interrogated, tortured and finally sentenced to death. At the last moment, her prison guard snatched her from the firing-squad bullets but demanded a shocking price in return: marriage to him and conversion to Islam. She spent her time in jail as his secret bride, always hoping she would be able to go home and be free of her horrific memories of Evin prison.

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