"Daughter of Persia" by Sattareh Farman Farmaian.

Daughter of Persia 1.) Farman Farmaian, Sattareh with Munker, Dona. Daughter of Persia (New York: Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1992) 2.) Sattareh Farman Farmaian's book Daughter of Persia, is an autobiographical account of Farman Farmaian's life and the development of and politics in Iran from the end of the 19th century through the Islamic Revolution in the late 1970's. Sattareh Farman Farmaian was born in Iran (formally known as Persia) into an aristocratic and wealthy Iranian family …

…much historic detail in such a clear and concise way that understanding the layers upon layers of political complications described was and is inevitable to the reader. I began Daugher of Persia curious, but under the assumption that the story would be told with either a prowestern or proIranian slant. Instead I find myself wanting everyone involved in Iranian/U.S. relations in any manner to emulate Sattareh Farman Farmaian's sensitive, educated, and unbiased perspective.