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 Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and
Prejudice, 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.