Prisoner Of Tehran

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Brought up as a Christian Marina Nemats peaceful childhood in Tehran was shattered when the Iranian Revolution of 1979 ushered in a new era of Islamic rule. After complaining to her teachers about her Maths lessons being replaced by Koran study Marina was arrested late one evening. She was taken to the notorious prison Evin where interrogation & torture were part of the daily routine. Aged sixteen she was sentenced to death. Her prison guard snatched her from the firing squad bullets but exacted a shocking price in return: marriage to him & conversion to Islam. Marina lived out her prison days as his secret bride spending nights with him in a separate cell. Marina struggled to reconcile her hatred towards Ali & her feelings of physical repulsion with the fact that he had saved her life. When Ali was murdered by his enemies from Evin & saved Marinas life for a second time her feelings were complicated even further. At last she was able to return home to her family & her past life but silence surrounded her time as a political prisoner & the regime kept her under constant surveillance. Marinas world had been changed forever & she questions whether she will ever escape Iran & its regime or be free of her memories of Evin.