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The Uncaged Sky
- My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison
- Narrated by: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
- Length: 14 hrs
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The Uncaged Sky
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Publisher's Summary
On 12th September 2018, British Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arrested at Tehran Airport by Iran’s feared Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Convicted of espionage in a shadowy trial presided over by Iran’s most notorious judge, Dr Moore-Gilbert was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin and Qarchak prisons for 804 days, this is the full and gripping account of her harrowing ordeal. Held in a filthy solitary confinement cell for months, and subjected to relentless interrogation, Kylie was pushed to the limits of her endurance by extreme physical and psychological deprivation.
Kylie’s only lifeline was the covert friendships she made with other prisoners inside the Revolutionary Guards’ maximum-security compound where she had been ‘disappeared’, communicating in great danger through the air vents between cells and by hiding secret letters in hava khori, the narrow outdoor balcony where she was led, blindfolded, for a solitary hour each day.
Cut off from the outside world, Kylie realised she alone had the power to change the dynamics of her incarceration. To survive, she began to fight back, adopting a strategy of resistance with her captors. Multiple hunger strikes, letters smuggled to the media, co-ordinated protests with other prisoners and a daring escape attempt led to her transfer to the isolated desert prison Qarchak to live among convicted criminals.
On 25th November 2020, after more than two years of struggle, Kylie was finally released in a high-stakes three-nation prisoner-swap deal orchestrated by the Australian government, laying bare the complex game of global politics in which she had become a valuable pawn.
Written with extraordinary insight and vivid immediacy, The Uncaged Sky is Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s remarkable story of courage and resilience, and a powerful meditation on hope, solidarity and what it means to be free.
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- Claire
- 11-04-2022
Outstanding
An honest, interesting and very moving story by Dr KMG. I couldn’t stop listening. Incredibly brave.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-01-2023
One brave woman's account of an utter nightmare.
KMG executed her story with passion right from beginning to end. I was completely immersed throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2024
Beautifully read and written
Incredible story of mental strength, the value of true self and in life. Makes you realise how lucky we are.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-03-2024
Amazing story
Incredible , a must read. What an inspiring lady. Highly recommend . An insightful read about life in an Iraq jail
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- n Jane
- 07-05-2024
It was long story but couldn’t stop listening
Written really well with Very raw emotion- felt like I was in the room with her while listening.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-2022
inspiring.
this is a story of the incredible strength of an amazing and truly inspiring woman.
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- Kerrie
- 13-07-2022
riveting
I am in awe of Kylie's strength and bravery in the face of extreme injustices and inhumane treatment. Thank God for the kind women she befriended, providing female solidarity in the most unexpected of ways. Kylie's recount of her experience at the hands of the delusional and paranoid IRGC is an eye opener for all who enjoy their freedom and the equality laws of western culture.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-2022
Brilliant book
Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s telling of her own story was incredibly moving. The authentic nature of the book mad it a gripping read. Thanks
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-2022
Couldn’t put it down
Loved this book
Couldn’t put it down
Extremely well written and narrated
Well done Kylie !
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- Peonyrose
- 17-12-2022
Brilliant
What a story - highly recommend this book. It’s a really eye opener. So grateful to be a woman living in Australia. Thank you Kylie.
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