{"product_id":"things-ive-been-silent-about-memories-of-a-prodigal-daughter","title":"Things I've Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThings I've Been Silent About\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deeply felt . . . an affecting account of a family’s struggle.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An immensely rewarding and beautifully written act of courage, by turns amusing, tender and obsessively dogged.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395367858278,"sku":null,"price":179.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6125\/4246\/files\/3ED1A220-5E10-47F7-B849-7A4D46FCBB34.jpg?v=1769428099","url":"https:\/\/peaceandreleasehkbookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/things-ive-been-silent-about-memories-of-a-prodigal-daughter","provider":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}