Reading Lolita in Tehran

Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran over tea and pastries eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of <i>Lolita The Great Gatsby</i> and <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> gradually they come to share their own stories dreams and hopes with each other and for a few hours taste freedom. Azar Nafisi's bestselling memoir is a moving passionate testament to the transformative power of books the magic of words and the search for beauty in life's darkest moments.