At just sixteen, Marina Nemat was arrested in Tehran for speaking out against the oppressive Iranian regime. She was tortured and sentenced to death—until a prison guard offered her a chilling ultimatum: convert to Islam and marry him, or face execution.
Set against the backdrop of post-revolutionary Iran, this powerful memoir tells a harrowing true story of resilience, sacrifice, and survival in one of the world’s most notorious prisons.
Nemat’s courage in the face of unimaginable cruelty offers a rare glimpse into the personal cost of speaking truth to power—and the strength it takes to reclaim your life.
