Libby Fischer Hellmann

Gebundenes Buch

A Bitter Veil

American Woman Trapped in Khomeini's Iran

Beschreibung

Anna & Nouri fall in love, move to Tehran, and marry. Four months later, the shah is deposed. Anna, a young American studying in Chicago falls in love with fellow-student Nouri, the son of a wealthy Iranian business executive. Anna, whose parents are divorced and remote, eagerly moves to Tehran where she marries and is embraced by Nouri's family. A few months later, however, in February 1978, the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Republic of Iran is formed. Life turns upside down for the couple as men, but especially women, are restricted in their activities, clothing, and behavior. Arrests and torture are frequent, education for women is prohibited, and Anna cannot travel without her husband's permission. Although she tries to conform to please her husband and new family, Anna chafes under the oppression, while Nouri seems to embrace it. Anna grows increasingly unhappy, and as events become more explosive, so does Nouri. Anna is desperate to return to America, but Nouri refuses to allow it. Tension builds until a shattering event changes everything and plunges Anna into a tumultuous-and dangerous-vortex, raising the possibility she will never leave Iran alive.

Autor

Libby Fischer Hellmann left a career in broadcast news in Washington, DC and moved to Chicago a long time ago, where she, naturally, began to write gritty crime fiction. She soon began writing historical fiction as well. Eighteen novels and twenty-five short stories later, she claims they'll take her out of the Windy City feet first. She has been nominated for many awards in the mystery and crime writing community and has even won a few. She has been a finalist twice for the Anthony and the Shamus; and four times for Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year. She has also been nominated for the Agatha, the Daphne, and she won the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in 2021. She has won the IPPY, Foreword Magazine's Indie Awards, and the Readers Choice Award multiple times. Libby was the President of Sisters in Crime in 2006. For two years she hosted "Solved," a streaming video show featuring bestselling and emerging Crime Authors. She was also the host of "Second Sunday Crime," a podcast with the Authors on the Air network. Both show series are available on YouTube.Over the years, she has developed several fiction-oriented workshops, including "Dialogue, Plot, and Setting," "How to Build Suspense", and "How to Promote in the Digital Age." She also coaches professionals on their presentation skills and how to conduct media interviews.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Red Herrings Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781966678007
• ISBN-10: 1966678002
• Artikelnr.: 73223587