An American In Tehran by Marianne Lauren

Born in Los Angeles in a hospital near Hollywood, Marianne Lauren swears she saw the Hollywood sign from the window as her mother held her in her arms. She grew up surrounded by singers, musicians, actors, poets, and artists. At an early age, she decided she would be a performer. Her mother, Ava, a singer and dancer, encouraged and supported her big dreams.
Influenced by pop culture during the 60s and 70s, free-spirited Marianne continued her quest toward Hollywood. And then she met Amir … and then she went to Iran in March 1979 during the aftershocks of its seismic, political shift from a monarchy to an Islamic Republic…