The memoirs of HIM Empress Farah Pahlavi open a window on the life of one of the great women of our time and offer a unique perspective on the extraordinary country over which she and her husband reigned before darkness fell. HIM Empress Farah Pahlavi was the first crowned empress of Iran. This memoir was written in 1976, at the height of her reign on the glittering peacock throne and was published in late 2021.