Stolen Revolution

A blistering takedown of the Islamic Republic, revealing the structural rot on which it was built and the courage of those who resist it . . . The devastating sections on Kosar Eftekhari and Rozhin Yousefzadeh will move some readers to tears . . . Stolen Revolution is a genuinely remarkable achievement

Justin Marozzi, The Times

I'd recommend Stolen Revolution by the journalists Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati, which tracks the lives of six Iranians, including one major political figure, to reveal how the Islamic regime lost legitimacy. It's a book about courage, revolt and, above all, disappointment

Roula Khalaf, Financial Times

Outstanding . . . a brilliant and compelling tapestry of humanity and history using the stories of six Iranians, researched in 130 interviews . . . The inside story of Iranian politics is little known and often viewed with rose-tinted blinkers by sympathetic Westerners. Stolen Revolution tells it clear-sightedly and grippingly

Simon Sebag Montefiore, New Statesman

The definitive inside story of how the ideals behind Iran's revolution were subverted and crushed - and of the brave Iranians who still keep those dreams alive

Catherine Belton, author of PUTIN'S PEOPLE

A deeply reported and quietly devastating account of half a century of upheaval in the country. The result is one of the most perceptive books on modern Iran in years . . . There are scenes of striking intimacy . . . If the first half of Stolen Revolution traces the consolidation of power, the second turns to the persistence of resistance

Reza Aslan, New York Times

A rare and riveting chronicle of a major political story of our time. Powerful personal stories are woven together to provide new insight and understanding. Well-researched, well-written and well worth reading

Lyse Doucet

Brilliant . . . We can't recommend it highly enough

Sam Freedman & Lawrence Freedman, Comment is Freed

This is the best book I've read on the topic . . . You can see the scale of the challenge facing the Iranian people in overcoming the Islamic Republic. Stolen Revolution should be required reading

Charlie Gammell, Literary Review

Stolen Revolution is a must-read for anyone seeking an honest appraisal of revolutionary Iran and the bloody twists and turns of its theocratic regime. By narrating Iran’s convulsive modern history through the lives of six Iranians in clear prose and engaging personal detail, authors Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati have turned a potentially complex story into one that is compulsively readable, and they deserve high praise for this achievement. I found Stolen Revolution unputdownable, and cannot recommend it highly enough

Jon Lee Anderson