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From the bestselling author of the Princess trilogy comes the story of one woman's fight for equality and the search for her son, set against an Afghan and Saudi backdrop.
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From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman.
She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. After she made a public show of defiance, she had to flee the country for her life.
A new life of freedom seemed within her grasp,but her father arranged a traditional marriage to a fellow Afghan, who turned out to be a violent man. Beaten, raped and abused, Maryam found joy in the birth of a baby son. But then her brutal husband stole him away far beyond his mother's reach. For many long years she searched for her lost son, while civil war and Taliban oppression raged back home in Afghanistan.
Set against a landscape littered with tragic tales of horrific suffering, Jean Sasson, author of Princess, chronicles the story of one resolute but tormented woman determined to achieve freedom and equality with men.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book! Very well written and interesting to read. I actually bought it to read on holiday and finished it before my holiday! Rather a disturbing book in many ways when you think of how the people of Afghanistan have suffered. Recommended reading. Plenty of facts about the history and turmoil in Afghanistan.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I visited AFghanistan in 1976 and loved it. Since then, I have followed everything about it very closely and have been so saddened at what happened to what was such a peaceful and beautiful country when I was there. I have also read several books about it, including "The Sewing Circles of Herat" by journalist Christina Lamb, "The Kite Runner", & "Kandhar Cockney", and seen several movies about it, including "The Kite Runner", "Kandahar", and "The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas". I have lived in Saudi Arabia for 26 years, so altogether felt that I was approaching this book with open eyes and a fair knowledge of the culture. I thought the book was very well written and for me, a real page turner. Everything in it is believable. The pain the Maryam goes through when her son is kidnapped is very well described, as is the extraordinary conflict that the women have re their duty as wives and mothers, and putting up with abuse from their husbands. Even Nadia, Maryam's sister, advises her to go back to her violent husband for the sake of her son. Even her father won't believe his family and friends when they advise him that he has chosen a nasty man to be his daughter's husband. I cannot believe that more international fuss was not made about the treatment of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban (& previously). When there is discrimination against people of colour - i.e. apartheid in South Africa - a huge fuss was made, but although women constitute half of a population, in many countries they are still treated with appalling misogyny. If the war in Afghanistan is doing one good thing, it is helping to free the women from these bonds and promoting education and a certain freedom for them. This book is well worth reading to learn more about what some women in the world have to endure.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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What makes this story special, is that it is a true story. The stone heartedness of some of the men in the story is hard to comprehend. It is fascinating and at the same time disturbing to know that a set of circumstances can come together to produce a psychopath out of a perfectly peaceful and loving child. I have always wondered how some societies manage to produce suicide bombers. This book took me one step closer to an answer.
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For the love of a son
I took this book on holiday with me and got so involved in it. It gripped me from start to finish. Not my normal kind of book to read but I realy enjoyed it and felt I had learnt... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sheila
Heartrending
Who needs fiction when a true story like this is so incredibly moving and dramatic. All women in the west should read this book to see how lucky we are. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Stephenson
an excellent read
I have just finished reading this book in about 3 days as i couldn't put it down. I have now passed it on the the other person too can't put it down either. Read more
Published 17 months ago by C. A. Mullins
A truly moving story
This was a truly moving story about a young afghan girl wanting to live her dreams - a must read. Afghans have been through a lot of hardship over the last 3 decades and this book... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Safo
EYE OPENER
The saying "You can't judge a book by it's cover" is so true and can be applied to people. Knowing "Maryam" it is amazing that she has endured such a life and still remains an... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nell
Spectacular and Epic
For The Love of a Son is one of my favorite books of all time. In this riveting story, history, culture, and emotions are intertwined to create a memorable experience. Read more
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