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by Zana Muhsen (Author), Andrew Crofts (Author) "I believe that two of the greatest struggles of modern civilisation have been the fights against the subjugation of women and the exploitation of children..." (more)
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'A powerful, skilfully written account of a woman's struggle against a patriarchal, disgusting and contemptible practice that, unbelievably still happens today.' SUNDAY BUSINESS POST '[A] tragic, haunting story.' RTE GUIDE

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Ten years ago Zana Muhsen escaped from the life of slavery in the Yemen into which her father had sold her as a child bride, leaving behind her baby son, her sister Nadia, and Nadia's two small children. As she described so powerfully in her internationally bestselling book SOLD, Zana made a solemn vow to Nadia that she would do everything she possibly could to obtain their freedom as well. A PROMISE TO NADIA will tell the extraordinary story of those ten years; of the family's lone campaign against the Yemeni authorities; of the refusal of their own government in London to help; and of the despair that forced them into a desperate deal with an unofficial military-style organisation specialising in the recovery of abducted children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a horrific description of what can still happen-human life l, 7 Feb 2001
I have read this book when staying in Yemen for half a year, together with "Without Mercy" written by Nadia's mother and "Sold" written by Nadia`sister. I have read the book during my first weeks in this beautiful country with people living their traditional lives-same as 500years ago. I had a chance to meet people from mountain villages near Tai`z, the region where Nadia still lives her unchosen deal. When "A Promise to Nadia" was released, a new campaign has run through The Yemen Times, a Yemenian paper in English.... After 6 months spent there, I would not believe a word of what Yemenian Officials say-which means I believe to Zana Muhsen. I believe her still more now, when I have seen all this with my own eyes. However, with this experience of mine, I think it is too late now to save Nadia who has six children back in Yemen and got used to Islamic way of life, but the mission of the book should be : international authorities should do all they can so that other girls with a similar deal could return back to their homeland, trying to break through Islamic rules-even if it seems impossible in fact. The book was a breath-taking reading with an unbelievably skilful depiction of the reality, more compelling than any reportage by a professional-because it IS A REAL HUMAN STORY.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lesson to us all!, 30 Jun 2001
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Shocked, disgusted, frustrated, angry - I couldn't put this book down.It is very difficult for someone who has not been to the Yemen to understand the lifestyle and the brutality of the culture there, but through this book, Zana is fighting with every breath to ensure that Nadia is not forgotten. Her story of her struggles and battles with the British and Yemeni government makes for gripping reading, and her resolution not to give up should be a lesson to us all.A book well worth reading - if only to show us how lucky we are in the western world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very moving story., 18 Jan 2002
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This review is from: A Promise to Nadia (Paperback)
I read the book with much interest as I had read Zana's other books, and I must say I loved it. I was very keen to learn of what was happening in their lives and what was happening with Nadia, it was a very moving story, all the struggles that Zana and her mother and her family where doing to try and get Nadia back home and they never gave up and still aren't giving up. I think it was a terrible thing that happened to the girls, how could a father sell his children to strangers, is beyond me and be treated the way there where by human beings, just treated like slaves, no mind of there own, can't say what they want to say, to be ruled by men like that is a terrible thing. I would love to read any further books on how things are going in their lives and if and when they ever get Nadia and her children home.I hope Zana and her family carry on their fight, before it's to late.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You can't help being affected by this book
This is the story of how two British girls from a Yemeni father got sold without their knowledge - or that of their British mother - as teenage brides to two Yemeni men. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Melon Dubes

4.0 out of 5 stars Follow on from SOLD.....
This is a harrowing story about a sister and mothers fight to free Nadia (sister/daughter) from a forced marriage in Yemen. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. D. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars No happy ending for this Promise
"A Promise to Nadia" is the heartbreaking sequal to the international best-seller "Sold" in which Zana Muhsen told her tear-jerking story of how she and her younger sister Nadia... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2007 by KAT

4.0 out of 5 stars Good
It was good to read the continuation and learn the outcome of Nadia. However, i felt there was not much progress for poor Zana to get her sister back to the UK which was a shame... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2006 by M. Mukhtar

5.0 out of 5 stars Sold and a promise to Nadia
when i read this books i can not believe that such of things happen in the midlle of this years and i was shocked how you can be forced to live with someone you even know to marry... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2006 by Marlene

5.0 out of 5 stars Tragic
I couldn't put this book down. What those poor girls have been through and of course Nadia is still living the nightmare is nothing short of barbaric. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Where is the justice??
I have read both SOLD and Promise to Nadia. Both stories were so touching and sad. I cannot believe after 20 or more years that Nadia is still stuck in Yemen. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2003 by T. Pavlidis

4.0 out of 5 stars Diasappointing End Result......
I was itching to read A Promise to Nadia after I had completed Sold. I was as moved by the story - although somewhat gobsmacked to find that Nadia has still not been released... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2000 by mrstug@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is so moving!
I have read this book and also Sold and Without Mercy about the Muhsen sisters. It is unbelievable that this could happen and that nobody seems able to free Nadia. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing and shocking
I have no words for this. That something like this can happen, i can't imagine how it is for Nadia to live like that and also for her family in the UK. I realy feel for them. Read more
Published on 11 May 2000

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