The Women of Deh Koh: Lives in an Iranian Village

“Masterful . . . absorbing. This finely written book gives us a whole new sense of Iran.”—The Washington Post Book World

While doing research in the Iranian village of Deh Koh, Erika Friedl was able to quietly observe and record the cloistered lives of women in one of the strictest of all Muslim societies. In this fascinating book, Friedl recounts these women’s personal stories as they relate the strain of their daily activities, their intricate relationships with men, and their hopes, dre...