The Evin Prison Bakers' Club [electronic resource] : Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons in 16 Recipes
Sepideh Gholian2025
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16 recipes testifying to the sisterhood and solidarity forged in the most
notorious prisons in Iran
'A remarkable testimony to women’s bravery, compassion and solidarity in the
harshest of conditions… Think Nigella crossed with Nelson Mandela.' SUNDAY TIMES
BOOK OF THE WEEK
'A fighting woman cannot be imprisoned because her voice is louder than prison
walls. This book is proof.' Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner
How do you cheer up a woman who has spent hours cleaning prison toilets with a
broken mop? The secret is in a tres leches cake. In Iran’s prisons, women endure
horrors: they are beaten, interrogated, and humiliated in a thousand ways. Even
a whisper to a fellow inmate can be punished. Yet – in spite of anything and
everything – they resist: they bake. They console each other, cry together,
dance together.
Sepideh Gholian, in prison since 2018, bakes scones, pumpkin pies and
madeleines, alongside traditional Iranian sweets. The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club...
Main title:
Author:
Sepideh Gholian, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oneworld Publications, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (208 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781836430292
Language:
English
BRN:
531019
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