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story was so intricate, even the people who hear me talking about the book were invested,

We start with what seems to be a semi normal family, growing up in a british environment, but everything changes when the mom disappears and the father is in control of all his daughters.
From there is just a deception turmoil,

While the author takes us thought Yemen, very effectively I might add, we discover that not every fate is the same, not all families or cities/villages are subject to the same set of rules, but if there is something in common everywhere, is that a woman has no freedom, which greatly complicates things for our characters.


At the end of the story the reader will feel as this was part of its story and will forever be changed by the events expressed on the book.


Maybe the best of I will read this year,recommend, Great Book. I Felt horrible at times to see this girl get broken a again and again, Inequalities for women in the Arab world

This story really shows how little women are thought of in some Eastern cultures.
The small conveniences that are taken for granted would be real luxuries there, Little girls being sold into marriage and being sexually, mentally and physically abused being betrayed by their fathers I read this insittings, I cried, shouted at the book, read in disbelief that a father could do such horrific things to a child, I find it frightening that this still happens, You are an inspirational woman and I thank you for sharing your story, Heartbreaking story of survival and the strength of a mother to do whatever possible to escape the brutal horrors that she dealt with after arriving in Yemen.

Taken from the UK with her three sisters to Yemen and sold, Beaten and abused by those she thought loved her, By the tender age of, She was married and had her first of five children, This is a true story, makes it even more heartbreaking, It resembles the story Not Without My Daughter,


Gabriella and her sisters lived in Wales with their father and mother until her mother "went missing" and eventually her father was sent to prison for her murder.
At a young age, she and her sisters lived in a loving foster home and assumed that is where they would stay until they were grown.
There they were loved and wellcared for and treated like the couple's own children, But after just four years, their father was released from prison and the girls were forced to return to live with him, What was supposed to be a holiday to their father's homeland in Yemen, turned out to be a nightmare as they were unprepared for the culture shock and the fact that they were to be sold as child brides.
This book shares the horrors that Gabriella and her sisters faced trying to acclimate to a completely new way of life, meeting new family, and living as wives when they should have still been attending school and dreaming of their weddings many, many years down the road.


Gabriella's story is not a happy one and I often had to put it down as it was extremely depressing and tragic, Gabriella she goes by a different name in the book doesn't leave out many details when recounting the horrific abuse she received from family members and her husband.
All the while I had to remind myself that she was around the same age as my children, I had to believe that if she had written this book that there was a way out of this horror for her and that hope kept me reading.


This book is also a look into the culture that is much different from ours, The descriptions of boys who are working in the fields all day as young as six, young girls fetching water many miles away multiple times a day, and women cooking with meager conditions were eyeopening and humbling.
I don't think I could rightfully complain about any housework after reading this book,

The writing at times was childish and elementary, but I could look beyond that knowing that the author obviously had very little education and maybe had a difficult time with translation.
Beyond that, I believe she was extremely brave for telling her story knowing that it could be dangerous for her and her family, I was a little unsatisfied with the ending, but can appreciate that she may have had to keep some things private for her safety,

Overall, this was a story that kept me interested, even though it was difficult to read horrible abuse on nearly every page, The relationships that Gabriella made along her journey with her sisters from Wales as well as those she met once arriving in Yemen were a lifeline for her.
Even with all the evil around her, there were people who loved her and that allowed her to continue to hope for a brighter future for herself and her children.
I certainly pray that she has found happiness, This is the heartbreaking story of Gabriella Gillespie who comes from Newport, Her father murdered her mother and then took three of his four daiughters on holiday to his home country, the Yemen, He had already sold one of these young girls to an old man, What follows is years of abuse, of slavery, forced marriage, physical and emotional abuse, rape and devastating treatment at the hands of her father and husband and various relatives, and two tragic deaths.
I do suggest you google Gabriella after reading the book, to see how she is now, Such an unimaginable life. I wasn't sure the story was true, until I googled the author, The book could have used a little more editing and alsio an "afterward" about what happened bro the people after the book ends, But still, an amazing read, i couldn't put it down, a riveting, horrifying read. it's terrifying what monsters people can become given the opportunity, I'm very glad Muna escaped, but it was only possible because of where she was born, something she had no control over and which should not determine whether a woman is abused her entire life or not.
Yemen recently abolished a minimum marriage age for girls, It is hard to imagine things improving there anytime soon, . . I don't often take the time to review books, as I read them quickly and move on to the next one or perhaps forget just as quick.


A Father's Betrayal, however, left a hole in my heart that consumed me the whole time I read it and for days after I finished.
Few characters have affected me as profoundly as Muna, Her struggle with its childlike happiness one moment and brutal suffering the next moment captures you from the very beginning of the book, and her spirit will stay with you long after you finish reading.


As an expat, I often gravitate to stories of cultural change and cultural immersion, This book surprised me because it simultaneously celebrates and scorns unavoidable cultural exchange, provoked by the protagonist being forced into another country at a young and vulnerable age.
Muna's narrations of Yemeni cultural standards are poignant and presented with such a pleasant voice that you feel you are experiencing culture shock with her.
You cry for her sadness and celebrate her moments of bliss!

I was hooked on this book from the first page to the last, and I continue to think about Muna's struggle and, I hope, her happy ending! I look forward to reading more captivating novels from Gabriella Gillespie.
Bravo! I received the eBook free as a review copy from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review

This was a truly hooking book and I loved every single page of it.
The author pulls the reader into an emotionallyladen story,
This book is actually a true story, narrated from the author as a little girl, Muna, when she was ripped away from her family by her own father and kidnapped along with her sisters to the Yemen.
There she was sold as a child bride and we, the reader, follow her on her journey as she fights for her life and the lives of her children.

It was a harrowing tale, written with a beautiful writing style, I started this book knowing that it was a true story and harsh treatment of the sisters was to be expected from the book blurb.
However, I wasn't ready for what I ended up reading, Everything that could have gone wrong for the girls, happened and the saddest part, was that all of them actually happened, I found it amazing, that the author was able to convey so much feeling, making the reader

feel sad, The descriptions were also short but very efficient in describing thee scene to the reader, Even though I don't know what its actually like, I felt like I could imagine how the places described in the book looked like,
I couldn't put the book down, It was captivating to read, I was just sitting there, going onto the next page and then the next, I had to continue reading, When I finished it, I kept on thinking about what Muna had to struggle through and how the book ended,
I also wanted to conclude this review, by saying that I greatly admire the author, It takes immense strength to survive and endure through all of the hardships she had to suffer, She managed to endure through all of the abuse and came out with an unbroken spirit and the will to help spread the word to save others from the same fate.
So many people would have given up only a couple of months after the abuse started, It is also admirable, that she dug through all of her memories, including painful ones, to tell her story and spread the truth about child brides.

This book was unique and beautifully written, I couldn't put it down and always wanted to keep on reading, I was hooked from the very first page, .