Book Reviews of Not Without My Daughter

This book was one of those that you will never forget. I think only a parent knowing their child was in danger could of been so strong amid all the things this mother went thru. I often think of this book since i have finished it and wonder what made her husband change so when he was a different man in the United States. Very scary. I loathed him in the end and thanked God aloud, that she did what she did and made it. Wonderful read.

Oh my gosh! This book was awesome! Kept me on the edge of my chair the whole time I was reading it. I couldn't put it down. What a courageous, TRUE story. I will never forget it.

This book is phenominal. Reading along you fall into the life of Betty Mahmoody, a happily married American woman. The big difference from many others is Betty is married to an Iranian man. She thinks he is totally Americanized.

On a "vacation" to Tehran Betty finds herself hostage to a husband she suddenly doesn't really know and a country whos beliefs are very different. Marriage to an Iranian makes you in Iranian by the laws in Iran.

The story tells of the risks and courage Betty showed to escape her husband and Iran with her daughter.

It was quite an eye opener. We not only learn about Betty and her daughter Mahtob, but we realize how fragile our rights as Americans can be.

Great read! Tons better than the move!

A very good read. This book most definitely opened my eyes.I found it to be a bit emotionally draining as the characters are going through so much grief The ending is very satisfying. Try A Thousand Splendid Suns if you enjoy this book , or the film with Sally Field.

This is a very interesting book, but I found it hard to read. The way that women were treated in Iran, according to this book, was very difficult to read about. It often left me angry, and completely unable to understand the Iranian culture. Her husband was a despicable person.

This is a wonderfully written book that is as hard for me to read as it is to put down. My Iranian father took me, my brother and sister from our British mother in 1979-80 and many scenes remind me of my experience as an 8 year old. The stereotypical Iranian male beliefs were certainly true in Betty's plight as in mine. I cry watching the movie...

A very moving book.

This is, without a doubt, one of the best books I've ever read. This is the true story of Betty Mahmoody and her daughter, Americans who went to Iran with Betty's husband and once there were held hostage. Their story of endurance, brutality, perseverence, faith, strength and courage is the most inspiring I've ever read. This book is a must read!

Wow This book was impossible to put down.

In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a 2 week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her 4 year old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moselm faith, in a lnad where women were near-slaves and Americans were despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child.
This true story was made into a movie starring Sally Field as Betty.

In August, 1984, Michigan housewife, Betty Mahmoody, accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child......

great book that shows just how strong some women can be.

A harrowing true story of a mother's courage.

In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child......

In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child...

Now the true story of this courageous woman and her breathtaking odyssey bursts upon the screen in the Pathe Entertainment production starring Sally Field!

A wife and child go to her husband native Iran and only can escape by going underground that she wasn't allowed to take her daughter.

good to read, emotionally is exhausting, you will really pull for the characters....

The movie was good, but this was better. :-D

In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith,in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child...

Very good book. I saw the movie a few times, but the books was even better. I did not want to put it down.

As a control freak, I found this book very frustrating to read because her hands were tied from so many different avenues. It is hard to comprehend women living under these conditions.

a harrowing true story of a mother's courage

Very good book! This is the true story of a woman married to an Iranian man, who goes to Iran in the 1980's for what she thinks is to be a 2 week vacation, when the time comes to go home to the U.S., her husband says they are staying there. He becomes abusive and the woman and her daughter are held prisoner by him and his family as she tries to find a way to get out of Iran with her daughter, since in Iran the children are the father's property. Very exciting and intesting.

A woman goes to her husband native land... IRAN, and takes their daughter 4 year old Mahtob. They become prisoners to her husband and his family. She can leave if she wishes but can not legally take the child back to the states with her. She will not leave her child at any cost. Will they make their way back home?

In 1984 a Michigan house wife accompanied her husband to his native country Iran for a two week vacation, so she thought. She and her 4 year old daughter Mahtob became virtual prisoners. Women in Iran are nearly slaves and Americans are despised.
She could easily leave Iran and go through a divorce but she is not aloud to leave Iran with her daughter, you see, in Iran, the father is considered the sole guardian of a child. Will she and her child make it back to the states?

This book was truly heart breaking, It was of a mothers courage and undying love for a daughter she would not leave nor give up for the sake of her own saftey or life for that matter.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

A very interesting and informative true lifwe story about life in Iran as a woman.

This is a very good book based on a true story saw the movie also a book you cant put down

The true story of Betty Mahmoody's escape from Iran with her daughter after her Iranian husband attempted to turn a two-week vacation into a permanent relocation and a life of subservience for Betty and her daughter

In August of 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a 2 week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her 4 y/o daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would nto take her child...

Gives great insight to middle eastern countries. Here everything is milk and honey, and if an American goes there, its terror.

One woman\'s harrowing true story. This book draws you in and makes you really care about the characters. A very good book.