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The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines (Hardcover)
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The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines (Hardcover)
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Enchanted by the Hollywood movies she watched while growing up in
affluent Tehran in the 1950s and 1960s, Shohreh Aghdashloo dreamed
of becoming an actress, despite her parents more practical plans.
When she fell in love with her husband, Aydin, a painter thirteen
years her senior, she made him promise he'd allow her to follow her
passion. Filled with hard work and extensive travel throughout
Europe and the Middle East, the first years of her marriage were
magical. As Shohreh began to build her acclaimed career, Aydin
worked for the Minister of Art and Culture, exhibiting his art in
Tehran. But in 1978 revolution swept across Iran, toppling the Shah
and instilling a new religious regime under the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Terrified of the stifling new restrictions on women and art,
Shohreh realized that she, too, had to escape. Leaving the man she
loved behind, she made her way to Europe and eventually to
Hollywood. In this moving memoir, Shohreh shares her story: a tale
of privilege and affluence, pain and prejudice, tenacity and
success. She writes poignantly about her struggles as an outsider
in a new culture - as a woman, a Muslim, and an Iranian - adopting
to a new land and a new language. And she shares behind the scenes
stories about what it's really like to be a Hollywood actress -
including being snubbed by two of Tinseltown's biggest names on
Oscar night. Lyrical and atmospheric, The Alley of Love and
Jasmines is a powerful story of ambition, art, politics, terror,
and courage - of an extraodinary woman determined to live her
dreams.
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