Cyrus Nowrasteh : 2008
Stranded in the remote Iranian village of Kuhpayeh by car trouble, journalist Freidoune Sahebjam is approached by Zahra, a woman with a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death, by stoning, the previous day. Thus begins the remarkable account of what happened to Soraya, a kind, spirited woman whose bad marriage leads her cruel, divorce-seeking husband to conspire against her, trumping up charges of infidelity, which carry an unimaginable penalty. Moving through a minefield of scheming, lies and deceit, Soraya and Zahra will attempt to prove Soraya's innocence in a legal system stacked against her. But when all else fails, Zahra will risk everything to use the sole weapon she has left – the fearless, passionate voice that can share Soraya's story with a shocked world. Inspired by Paris-based journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's acclaimed international best-seller which first brought global attention to the real Soraya Manutchehri, who in 1986 was buried to her waist in her hometown square and stoned to death by her fellow villagers.
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