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Author:
Shahram, Nadia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010132786
Title:
Marriage on the street corners of Tehran : a novel, based on true stories of temporary marriage. / Nadia Shahram.
Publisher:
Unhooked Books,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
319 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Temporary marriage--Tehran--Tehran--Fiction.
Arranged marriage--Tehran--Tehran--Fiction.
Abused women--Tehran--Tehran--Fiction.
Abused wives--Tehran--Tehran--Fiction.
Tehran (Iran)--Fiction.
Muslim women--Social conditions--Fiction.
Iran--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Abused wives.
Abused women.
Arranged marriage.
Manners and customs.
Muslim women--Social conditions.
Temporary marriage.
Iran.
Iran--Tehran.
Fiction.
Fiction.
Summary:
Married off at the age of twelve, Ateesh finds the courage to escape her abusive arranged marriage, only to find herself trapped in the oppressive but socially accepted practice of temporary marriage. Here is her touching and tragic story of strength and survival.
ISBN:
1936268175
9781936268177
OCLC:
(OCoLC)956448452
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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