Colors Beneath the Veil: Inspiring Reflections of an American Girl’s Journey to Iran

In Colors Beneath the Veil, author Tammy Blenkush shares the remarkable story of her journey from a small town in Southern Oregon to the distant land of Persia. She recounts this story by uniquely blending her experience as an American teenager living in Iran at the peek of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution with her personal reflections of today. Painting the pages of this captivating book with vivid and heartfelt words, Blenkush brings color and light to the black-and-white views often portrayed by others in the world around us; thus lifting our spirits and inspiring us all to view the world with an open mind and an open heart. Blenkush eloquently summarizes her journey to Iran in the passage: “Those inspiring stories, the ones that grab hold of our conscience and make us stop to ponder our purpose in life¾are what add so much color to our spirit and depth to our soul.”