After her acclaimed book ‘Persepolis’ that tells us about Marjane Satrapi’s personal struggle against religious ideologies during the Iranian revolution, with Satrapi’s recognizable black and white illustration, her following book ‘Embroderies’ carries the reader to delve into a different aspect of personal struggle as a woman. The story revolves around the conversation between Satrapi and her female relatives discussing the turmoil of seeking a fulfilled life under a reserved society govern by a patriarch culture.

Uncovering issues as chastity, repression, to even maintaining an ideal figure, Embroderies comes across as witty, humorous, and relatable with their heartfelt honesty.