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  • On the Enemy's Side

  • Forbidden Love in an Iranian Prison
  • By: Hamour Baika
  • Narrated by: Hamour Baika
  • Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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In 1980, as the world is captivated by the Iranian hostage crisis, aspiring doctor Hesam drops out of medical school in Rome and returns to Iran to serve his country. A member of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, he becomes a prison guard in Ahwaz, assigned to investigate and interrogate political prisoners. The more he learns about ethnic and religious tensions, however, the more he finds the concept of revolutionary justice questionable. Hesam finds solace in speaking with a defiant young prisoner with whom he develops a passionate bond. But when Hesam discovers damning evidence about the detainee, he has to choose between his political ideals and his conscience in a country where same-sex love is violently condemned.

On the Enemy’s Side is contemporary historical fiction, inspired by real events during a tumultuous period preceding the Iran Iraq war. Baika has crafted a memorable cast of characters of divergent and conflicting political allegiances, all who struggle to do the right thing in a morally complicated world. Astutely crafted, meticulously researched, and emotionally engaging, On the Enemy’s Side is a haunting modern classic about love during a civil war.
©2020 Hamour Baika (P)2020 Hamour Baika
20th Century Historical Fiction Romance Civil War War
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Scary historical live story

This is a beautiful story in unbelievably bad circumstances. The lead characters are naïve and so young it tears out your heart to understand religion and war really can make people behave this way. Love is love and should always win in the end. Well crafted and beautifully read.

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