The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines

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Oscar nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo shares her remarkable personal journey-from a childhood in the Shah's Iran to the red carpets of Hollywood-in The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines, a dazzling memoir of family, faith, and hope. When Shohreh Aghdashloo was growing up in Teheran, stardom was a distant dream, especially since her parents had more practical plans for their daughter...When revolution swept Iran in 1978, the Ayatollah Khomeini's religious regime brought stifling restrictions on women and art. Shohreh Aghdashloo seized the moment and boldly left her husband for Europe and eventually, America, a vastly different culture. Shohreh Aghdashloo writes poignantly about her struggles as an outsider in a new culture-as a woman, a Muslim, and a Persian-adapting to a new land and a new language, and shares behind-the-scenes stories about what it's really like to be an actress in Hollywood. The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines includes original color photographs from the author.

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"Aghdashloo has a fascinating life story to tell, which she recounts in her memoir, The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines." -- Kirkus Reviews "The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines is one woman's straightforward account of the upheaval in Iran and her determination to overcome its impact on her life." -- Shelf Awareness

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Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for House of Saddam, Shohreh Aghdashloo, 59, is the first Iranian actress to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in House of Sand and Fog. She also won acclaim for her role on the fourth season of Foxs 24. Aghdashloo was born in Tehran in 1952, where at age 20, she achieved national stardom for her work on stage and screen. During the 1978 Islamic revolution, Aghdashloo left Iran for England, and has since moved to Los Angeles, where she continues her successful acting career.