Azadeh Moaveni was an American reporter in Tehran in 2005 covering the rise of Ahmadinejad when the unexpected happened—she met her soul mate, fell in love, and became pregnant. Facing an uncertain future and hiding her pregnancy from the religious authorities until she could marry, Moaveni was spied upon; her phone, tapped. Shortly after giving birth, she learned that she would soon be arrested and sent to the notorious Evin prison. This is a powerful, poignant, often funny, but ultimately harrowing, story about a young woman facing her future in a very dangerous place.

AZADEH MOAVENI was born in California to Iranian parents. She is one of the few American correspondents who have been permitted to work continuously in Iran since 1999. She is the author of Lipstick Jihad and the coauthor of Iran Awakening and is currently a contributing writer for Time magazine.