Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran (Audiobook)

from labfs39

I was slow to pick up Honeymoon in Tehran, thinking that I should read Lipstick Jihad first. Finally, I just started reading, and I am so glad I did. What a fascinating book! It's like a cross between Confessions of a Shopaholic and The Economist. Moaveni, a young upper class Iranian-American, en...

from SignoraEdie

What I appreciate most about memoirs set in a foreign country is that headlines filled with words and facts take on a personal face and I can experience the culture and the situations as they have been lived by another person. Flesh and bones are added to the skeleton that I glimpse through the m...

from SeriousGrace

I wish I knew what happened with this review. I knew I started writing it last winter...or at least I think I did! We were right in the middle of buying a house and suddenly the pages of purchase and sales agreements became more important than the pages of Honeymoon in Tehran. Nevertheless, here ...

from emcelroy

This was a great read. What I found interesting was the author's take on how the different forces in Iran were coming to a head --- how Iran had a booming industry surrounding marriage, the cost of real estate, and increasing prices of food. It also made for an interesting perspective on the reac...

from Beth350

I received this book through the Early Reviewers program and I'm delighted to be able to review such a wonderful book. Azadeh Moaveni, the author of "Lipstick Jihad" and co-author of " Iran Awakening" is an excellent writer. She is an Iranian-American who was raised in California. As a journalist...