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Persian letters: three personal accounts of modern Iran.(Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran)(Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran)(Book Review)
From:
Reason
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February 1, 2006| Author:
Young, Michael
| COPYRIGHT 2006 Reason Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran, by Azadeh Moaveni, New York: Public Affairs, 249 pages, $25
Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran, by Afschineh Latifi, New York: Regan Books, 320 pages, $24.95
In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran, by Christopher de Bellaigue, New York: HarperCollins, 283 pages, $26.95
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