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Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

by Betty Mahmoody

4.69 out of 5 (8 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
521 
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd 
Publication Date:
05 July 2004 
Category:
Books 
ISBN:
9780552152167 

Description

'You are here for the rest of your life. Do you understand? You are not leaving Iran. You are here until you die.' Betty Mahmoody and her husband, Dr Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody ('Moody'), came to Iran from the USA to meet Moody's family. With them was their four-year-old daughter, Mahtob. Appalled by the squalor of their living conditions, horrified by what she saw of a country where women are merely chattels and Westerners are despised, Betty soon became desperate to return to the States. But Moody, and his often vicious family, had other plans. Mother and daughter became prisoners of an alien culture, hostages of an increasingly tyrannical and violent man. Betty began to try to arrange an escape. Evading Moody's sinister spy network, she secretly met sympathisers opposed to Khomeini's savage regime. But every scheme that was suggested to her meant leaving Mahtob behind for ever...

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  • Shocking, scary, and inspirational. I had to keep reminding myself that this really happened. Excellent book.

    5.00 out of 5

    KerriL

  • An amazing true story - one of the most inspirational books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down.

    5.00 out of 5

    VirgoGirl

  • This book is a warning to American women that should be taken seriously. We get caught up in our own lives, and don't really know what other cultures are like, good and bad. This is a story of a woman who wanted her marriage to work, and was trying to do everything to make that happen, but it went to far. Women should never EVER go to a country where her husband has ultimate say over her and her children. Once you are out of the safety of your own territory, your rights change depending on where you are, and in this case, she had no rights. This is a wonderful, heart-wrenching, true account, and a great eye opener. This book opened my interest into the Middle East. Another author that you may enjoy if you like this is Jean Sasson who's newest book is called "Love in a Torn Land".

    5.00 out of 5

    mystfromthesea

  • The most amazing and inspirational book I've ever read. You feel like you are literally with Betty and her daughter in Iran and feel her despair, frustration and joy as she plots to escape her abusive husband. You won't be able to put it down

    5.00 out of 5

    Michelle4263

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