'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...
About the Author
Betty Mahmoody now lives again in Michigan with Mahtob and her two sons from her first marriage. William Hoffer is the co-author of Midnight Express and Saved: The Story of the Andrea Doria. He lives in Virginia.
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THIS IS A GREAT READ!
This book depicts the story of Betty Mahmoody's struggle for freedom from a foreign country. What's gripping about this, other than it being a true story, is the fact that she faced danger to keep her promise to her daughter.
It is amazing what one human being can do to another, and at times, what one human being will do to themselves to protect the ones they love.
It was a little disappointing to see the way Muslims were depicted in the story. But other than that, I couldn't put the book down and I must say, it was one of the best reads.
this is such a gripping read! tells of betty mahmoody, who with her husband and small daughter travel to iran. only betty is not allowed to go home, under her husbands order. she must go through so much to try and escape, such as travel through turkey under the cover of night. this is a true story, and an EXCELLENT read.
A fantastically written book; no wonder so many people have read it around the world. I could not put it down for days and everyone in my household read it after me! Unfortunately the movie version is very disappointing, it captures nothing compared with the book. If you like this book, you'll also like "Princess" by Jean Sasson. A great read too.
A struggle about a foreign woman in a foreign land and a fight for freedom. I could not put this book down and I am now reading this book for the fourth time. I enjoyed reading it thought there were parts were you wish that you could just put the book down but don't. I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I did.
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