{"product_id":"honeymoon-in-purdah-an-iranian-journey-paperback","title":"Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Wearing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beautifully written travel memoir of a Western woman's journey in Iran.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a love of travel, Alison Wearing invites us to journey with her to Iran--a country that few Westerners have a chance to see. Traveling with a male friend, in the guise of a couple on their honeymoon, Wearing set out on her own at every available opportunity. She went looking for what lay beneath the media's representation of Iran and found a country made up of welcoming, curious, warmhearted, ambitious men and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith humor and compassion, Wearing gives Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes, and in doing so, reveals the poetry of their lives--those whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of kidnapping, terrorism, veiled women, and Islamic fundamentalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith this engrossing account, Wearing casts a sympathetic eye on the real people of Iran, so often invisible to the West.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Wearing\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and travel writer. She lives in Canada, where she has received the National Magazine Award and the Western Canada Magazine Award. \u003ci\u003eHoneymoon in Purdah\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.53 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762475237664,"sku":"9780312263447","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0a3cba8cfa3d81e3128083c46cd395c_9ee855e2-3a32-4cd7-ac63-8cb52703e474.webp?v=1780221910","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/honeymoon-in-purdah-an-iranian-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}