Without Mercy
A Mother's Struggle Against Modern Slavery
$68.50
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
3 June 1996
Summary
Providing an account of her battle with an abusive man and with bureaucracy, this is the story of a woman’s fight against a violent and tyrannical relationship, and her struggle to reclaim her two daughters, sold into marriage in the Yemen. Mirian Kamouhi - half Pakistani, half English - met Muthana Muhsen in Birmingham in 1960, when she was 17. They never married, but had seven children, the two eldest of whom were sent to Yemen in 1966 for a holiday. Their mother, fighting ill-health and wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751516357 |
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| ISBN-10: | 075151635X |
| Author: | Miriam Ali, Jana Wain |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 3 June 1996 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 140mm x 33mm |
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A vivid and gripping picture
A vivid and gripping picture - Sunday Times
What is astonishing about the book…is the account of how downtrodden, defeated Miriam suddenly came to buoyant life - FAY WELDON, Mail on SundayExtremely moving - GERALD KAUFMAN, Manchester Evening NewsAbout The Author
Miriam Ali
Miriam Ali was born in Birmingham, where she still lives with her husband and her youngest son, Mo. She is co-founder and advising counsellor for Lost Children International.
Jana Wain was born in Kent and was also a co-founder of LCI and works there as a counsellor.
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