Jean Sasson
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| Title | : | Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein |
| Author | : | Jean Sasson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | September 7th 2004 by Berkley Books (first published April 1st 1995) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. History. Biography Memoir. Politics. Womens |
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A member of one of the most distinguished and honored families in Iraq, Mayada grew up surrounded by wealth and royalty. But when Saddam Hussein's regime took power, she was thrown into cell 52 in the infamous Baladiyat prison with seventeen other nameless, faceless women from all walks of life. To ease their suffering, these "shadow women" passed each day by sharing their life stories. Now, through Jean Sasson, Mayada is finally able to tell her story--and theirs--to the world.Particularize Books As Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
| Original Title: | Mayada, Daughter of Iraq |
| ISBN: | 0451212924 (ISBN13: 9780451212924) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 4784 Users | 351 ReviewsWrite-Up Epithetical Books Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
This was an eye-opening first-hand account of a woman who was from a revered Iraqi family. Her family connections, however did not save her from being taken prisoner and tortured by Saddam's regime. It's worth reading if you want to know more about Iraq's dark history under Saddam. An easy read in that it's one woman's story - a difficult read from the point of view that it's absolutely horrifying what people suffered under Saddam, Uday and Qusay.I feel the need with the war in Iraq to understand the mindset of the Iraqi people. This book is one women's biography under Saddam and although definitely not light reading, very well written.
I had mixed feelings about this book. Based on a true account, this book handles some difficult topics, such as the hardships of being a woman in Iraq and the terrible, excessive and unnecessary torture going on in the prisons of that country. While the importance of these themes should not be belittled, I feel the style of writing does not do the story justice. The book attempts to be a personal memoir, based on real events from the life of an actual Iraqi woman that the author met in Iraq. But
Unbelievable! I always knew that things were grim, but I guess I wasn't macabre enough...It's amazing that humanbeings can do this sort of thing with one another! It helped me understand Iraq's history a little bit more...I never realized that it wasn't that long ago that the breakdown of the empire happened and how drastically it affected that area of the world!
I liked this book--Mayada's story is worth telling; however, I realized very quickly that Jean Sasson's writing style made me want to question parts of the story. Sasson writes in such a way that if seemed to me like I was hearing more of Sasson's voice and not much of Mayada's (which I suppose can't be helped since Mayada didn't write the book). I constantly wanted to ask if Mayada was really thinking the things that Sasson writes about--like the color of the sky when she's taking a walk, etc.
Ive been looking for this book for 3 years, our libraries in Iraq need to be updated with more books like this. This is not your bundle of joy and from the title of it, I know that anything with Saddam is far from being joyful.I dont know how to describe it, I put down this book so many times and I ignored it as much as I could because I either was crying my soul out or just feeling depressed about what happened to all the Iraqis who have lived in Saddam's Iraq. This book is just the tip of the
Again Jean Sasson has mastered telling a difficult story about a woman in the Middle East. If you choose to read this book, understand that the torture under Saddam Hussein is graphic and horrifying. Women, Men, children and babies were all tortured. Mayada has an amazing family ancestry and you were able to really appreciate the history of Iraq. If you want to understand life in Iraq, this is an excellent resource.
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