The book is based upon true-event of the author Betty and how her life is turned upside down to what see thought was a 2 week vacation to Tehran with her Iranian husband turns into virtual imprisonment for her and her young daughter. She learns that as a wife of an Iranian, she is automatically a citizen and she has no parental rights over her daughter in that country (since females do not have any rights in Iran).
The book goes on about things such as beatings and persuasive psychological control from her husband and his relatives while living in Tehran. Finally after several years as a virtual prisoner and getting enough of it she plans an escape with her daughter with the help of Westernized Iranian friends. It goes on about her and her daughter’s journey of crossing borders illegally to get to the Swiss embassy to try to get back home to America.
I highly recommend this book be taught in English or SOSE to middle year’s students. The story is based upon real life events that get the students engaged in learning, it can be used to teach students about life in middle-eastern countries and the hierarchy of men and women and their rights.
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