Born and raised in the United States, Moaveni is the daughter of two Iranian immigrants. Throughout her reporting career, she has repeatedly travelled to Iran to explain its politics and religion to the outside world. In this book, Moaveni has opted to begin a family and marry an Iranian man. She must decide if Iran, with all its beauty, culture, and extended family, is the place in which she can live out her dreams. This book focuses heavily on the details of Moaveni’s daily life and her point of view as she encounters a repressive regime that is increasingly omnipresent and omnipotent. It is a moving portrait of a beloved country struggling to retain its culture and character.

a must read for all of us iranian-Americans, specially if you're like me, so emotional about the homeland that every picture/ or heard about in news will burst you into tears, and yet you would wake up teriffied if you dream that you've returned to Iran and are not allowed to leave there. I could relate to almost every story in the book, and it cleared up many reasons for my deep feelings to Iran. but I'd equally recommend it to all non-Iranians as well. as it will take you to homes in Iran and their view about the world, and you'll see how different people of Iran are compared to their rulers. Iran, the most mis-understood country in the world.