This is a great interview and so is her book. I’d like to hear from those who’ve read her book. I am just a bit puzzled on her miraculous escape from death and the interrogator’s love affair with her. Anyone who’s lived in Iran post revolution knows the horror of Evin. Evin is like no other place on earth. It’s a concentration camp, especially in the early 80s. One had to (still do) lie, cheat, beg for mercy, use strong connections, bribe, and so forth to have a remote chance of getting out. Evin interrogators are not merciful unless one works very hard on evoking their sense of humanity. Not to minimize her horrific ordeal, she either experienced an extraordinary case of miracle, or some things were manufactured to save her pride. see video http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1611
my 2$
Sheila
