About the book
Farah Pahlavi, the former Empress of Iran, tells her own story, from her youth as an army officer's only child and her time as an architecture student in Paris to her marriage to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. She writes about family life in the palaces of Tehran, meetings with world leaders and the divisions in Iranian society that, with the rise of religious fundamentalism, led to the Shah's overthrow in 1979. She also recounts the year the couple spent moving between countries, turned away by the United States, his illness in exile and the years she spent rebuilding a life for her children in America. The memoir appeared in 2004.
Melody Hossaini, founder and CEO of InspirEngage International, said it is the only memoir Hossaini has ever read and, being Persian, was moved by the Empress's experience of Iran's change of regime.
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Melody Hossaini (Founder & CEO/InspirEngage International)
This is the first and only memoir I have ever read. Written by the former Empress of Iran. Being Persian myself, I am always interested in the history of our country, but was particularly moved by Empress Farah's story as a woman who lived through the best and worst times during the regime change in Iran. The book is real, honest and fascinating and has created a lasting impression on me.
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