Book Review: PASSAGE TO PERSIA by Margaret A. Frame

PASSAGE TO PERSIA

by Margaret A. Frame

Genre: Biography/Autobiography

Published: 2014

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Summary:

This is the story of a young missionary doctor and her 30-year stint in Persia, or what is now known as Iran. Adelaide Kibbe became a doctor in the 1920s and traveled to Persia. Her story is woven together through her personal letters, diary entries, and mission/hospital reports. It’s through these accounts we see a young lady become a wife, a mother, and a widow – all while working as a doctor in a fairly rough country for women.

The account is written by her daughter, who takes on the voice of her mother throughout the book. I enjoyed reading about Persian life pre-revolutionary Iran. This book is a gem as the view is from a woman’s perspective.

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