A Matter of Survival

In A Matter of Survival, Lily Monadjemi tells the story of Iran through the lives of its women, drawing on her own family history and experiences as an Iranian woman.

From the royal courts of the eighteenth century to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and its aftermath, Monadjemi reveals a rarely seen side of Iran — the lives, resilience and influence of the women who lived through its turbulent history.

Part family history, part memoir and part history, A Matter of Survival offers a deeply personal perspective on Iran beyond the headlines.