I Kept Walking: The Unlikely Journey of a Persian Woman with Polio

**I Kept Walking** opens in 1940s **Tehran** when a misguided prank leaves three- year-old Minou frozen in fear. Days later, a doctor breaks the news to her mother: "Your daughter has polio." To understand why nothing is as it seems-the cause of her **polio** or why her dutiful **Jewish** mother, who was married off at 13, thwarted her dream of marriage, Minou must flee **Iran** and confront the **psychological** toll of her polio. I Kept Walking is the audacious account of a bold young woman who was unwilling to be crushed by polio or the prohibitions of a conservative society. From the labyrinth of narrow alleys in Tehran's Grand Bazaar to a **Jerusalem** hospital room, this unforgettable **memoir** depicts a young woman's struggle to embrace her culture while defying its taboos. This **immigrant** story will resonate with **mothers and daughters**, **Jews** and **Persians**, as well as anyone who has braved the unknown and kept on walking.