Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
#15 in my 2007 book challenge was Embroideries, another memoir by Satrapi about women’s life in Iran. This is a short but sad and entertaining book. She wrote it between the Persepolis volumes as a way of distancing herself from the many painful memories. This is a sexy, frank portrayal of a women’s tea-time get together. They discuss sex, marriage and divorce. As with the Persepolis volumes, Satrapi does a wonderful job conveying difference while also noting common truths. I enjoyed it at least as much as I did when I read it last year.