With a love of travel, Alison Wearing invites us to journey with her to Iran--a country that few Westerners have a chance to see. Traveling with a male friend, in the guise of a couple on their honeymoon, Wearing set out on her own at every available opportunity. She went looking for what lay beneath the media's representation of Iran and found a country made up of welcoming, curious, warmhearted, ambitious men and women. With humor and compassion, Wearing gives Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes, and in doing so, reveals the poetry of their lives--those whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of kidnapping, terrorism, veiled women, and Islamic fundamentalism.

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This is a RABCK to Brossard, Quebec, Canada.

I received the book yesterday, where it will start its journey in Quebec. Never thought I'd manage to open the package as there was so much tape on it!! ;-) Thanks for sending it my way.

Yes, I finally got to read this book! I really enjoyed the journey in Iran, loved the various voices and points of view expressed in this book. Too often, our idea is shaped upon the 5 seconds clip we see or hear on the news. Life and people are more complex, there are more shades than just black and white. Thank you for sharing this book.