Captive In Iran: A Remarkable True Story Of Hope And Triumph Amid The Horror Of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Captive in Iran is the autobiography of Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh detailing their time in the notorious Evin Prison, Iran. These two women were Christians in an Islamic country. They made no attempts to hide their beliefs when called in to the police station for questioning. No matter what the authorities did, they would not recant their faith. So began their months in Evin Prison.I enjoyed this book as a refreshing change from fiction. What Marziyeh and Maryam went through and saw is completely true. Much of the story gives an account of the women Marziyeh and Maryam met during their stay in Evin and the temporary prison. The two women shared Christ with nearly everyone they met despite the harsh, discouraging conditions. They were already in prison for their beliefs; what more could be done to them? They write about the women in prison to show that so many were in prison only because of the government’s tyranny and lack of tolerance for others’ beleifs.The first chapter or two were a little confusing because the story keeps jumping forward and backward in time. After that, it’s fine. I was also a little confused about whose perspective the story was written from many times. Before each change of perspective, there is a name written; however, the authors’ personalities were somewhat indistinguishable, so that there was no other way to tell who was “speaking”. I loved this book. It helped me grow in faith and see the harsh realities of those outside my comfy America. I hope everyone who reads this book will, if nothing else, pray for those in prison for their faith. This was another one of those books that it is hard to say I liked. Mostly for the content. I mean how exciting can a story be about two brave women who are thrown in an Iraqi jail for living out their Christian faith? While I felt that the book was true and hard to imagine bring in their situation, I got tired of hearing how "dear" different friends were to them. Being in this particular prison has to be one of the worst prisons in the world, I really cannot fathom what they went through. I have an idea based on the descriptions, which were horrifying. But unless you are in that situation, I don't think we will ever "get it". At least I certainly hope I never am. I know the women who wrote the book really didn't want to leave out anyone that they made friends with or witnessed to in prison, but the story was a little too drawn out for my taste. I think they could have summed it up in about 100 less pages. And now I really need to move onto a book that is less depressive! Well written and certainly gave you a slight glimpse of what others have to endure, that us Americans take for granted so easily. This book makes me even more proud to say that I am an American. Praise The Lord!
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If you read any book about the persecuted church it should be this book!
—allyread
Amazing story of love in response to cruelty.
—NikkiBoo
