Farah Diba Pahlawi
Memoirs of an Empress
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In this extraordinary book, Farah Diba, wife of the last emperor of Iran, tells her shocking life story. For the first time, she breaks the silence... With 16 penetrating pages of photos. It starts like a fairy tale. The nineteen-year-old architecture student Farah Diba marries Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlawi. Within a few months, her life takes a dramatic turn: she is crowned empress. Farah gives birth to four children and plays her new role as empress with great human involvement. Twenty-one years later, fame turns into a nightmare: demonstrations, riots, and the hasty departure of the Shah, who is already seriously ill. After a long journey, the family is given shelter by Egyptian president Sadat - who himself is murdered by Muslim fundamentalists a year and a half later. Shahbanu Farah, wife of the last emperor of Iran. Here is her shocking life story, her love story with a man and a country. An impressive account. She was married to the most important man in Iran, but people kept calling her Farah Diba. For the first time, she breaks the silence.
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