A Bitter Veil: An American Woman Trapped in Khomeini's Iran (Ebook)

Anna & Nouri fall in love, marry, and move to Tehran. Four months later the shah is deposed, and Anna is trapped in Iran.

Anna and Nouri fall in love in Chicago and marry in 1978, full of hope for their life together in his native Iran. Then the Shah falls, the Ayatollah rises, and everything Anna thought she knew about her new home — and her husband — starts to unravel.

Random arrests. Torture. Mandatory hijab. Anna discovers she’s no longer free to leave the country, and as the revolution reaches a fever pitch, she realizes nothing is as it seemed. Not the government. Not the man she married.

A standalone in Libby Fischer Hellmann’s Saga Series, praised as a “meticulously researched, fast-paced” political thriller that stands apart from her Chicago mystery series.

Reviews:

•       “The Iranian revolution provides the backdrop for this meticulously researched, fast-paced stand-alone.” — Publishers Weekly

•       “A tragically beautiful story... a bleak and heart-wrenching tale that will stick with the reader long after they finish the book.” — Bryan VanMeter, Crimespree Magazine

•       “Well-drawn characters have always been a hallmark of Hellmann’s writing, and here she’s as strong as usual.” — Betty Webb, Mystery Scene

 Learn more: Read an excerpt at https://libbyhellmann.com/books/a-bitter-veil/