The Evin Prison Bakers' Club: Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons in 16 Recipes

By: Sepideh Gholian

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Synopsis: 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 is a call to stand up for Woman, Life, Freedom by a woman still fighting for a free Iran.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781836430292
Publisher:: Oneworld Publications
Date of Addition:: 04/10/25
Copyrighted By:: Sepideh Gholian
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Cooking, Food and Wine, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: Hessam Ashrafi