{"product_id":"things-ive-been-silent-about-memories-of-a-prodigal-daughter-9780812973907","title":"Things I've Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Absorbing . . . a testament to the ways in which narrative truth-telling--from the greatest works of literature to the most intimate family stories--sustains and strengthens us.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, Azar Nafisi shares her memories of living in thrall to a powerful and complex mother against the backdrop of a country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets, a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by upheaval--these and other threads are woven together in this beautiful memoir as a gifted storyteller once again transforms the way we see the world and \"reminds us of why we read in the first place\" (Newsday). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThings I've Been Silent About\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deeply felt . . . an affecting account of a family's struggle.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gifted storyteller with a mastery of Western literature, Nafisi knows how to use language both to settle scores and to seduce.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An immensely rewarding and beautifully written act of courage, by turns amusing, tender and obsessively dogged.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lyrical, often wrenching memoir.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812973907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135973 \/ Things I've Been Silent About: Memories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Azar Nafisi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315020492981,"sku":"9780812973907","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e7a2965-c61b-4441-ad07-76874d2af93a.jpg?v=1718719835","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/things-ive-been-silent-about-memories-of-a-prodigal-daughter-9780812973907","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}