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The Uncaged Sky

My 804 days in an Iranian prison

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The Uncaged Sky

By: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Narrated by: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
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On September 12, 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 November 25, 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.©2022 Kylie Moore-Gilbert (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Women Iran Middle East Inspiring Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
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An honest, interesting and very moving story by Dr KMG. I couldn’t stop listening. Incredibly brave.

Outstanding

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KMG executed her story with passion right from beginning to end. I was completely immersed throughout.

One brave woman's account of an utter nightmare.

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Amazing story, very well written and the author’s own voice is an added bonus. So interesting and eye opening, amazing to understand more about Kylie’s experience, which I followed in the news. Very informative, authentic and honest depiction of difficult moments and a window into the reality of real people’s lives behind political events. Such a good listen. This could easily be a movie or a limited series. So glad Kylie is finally free.

I want this to be made into a movie or limited series

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Incredible story of mental strength, the value of true self and in life. Makes you realise how lucky we are.

Beautifully read and written

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Incredible , a must read. What an inspiring lady. Highly recommend . An insightful read about life in an Iraq jail

Amazing story

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