An American mother and her six-year-old daughter had made a daring escape from an abusive and tyrannical Iranian husband and father. In My Name is Mahtob, the daughter tells the story not only of that imprisonment and escape but of life after fleeing Tehran: living in fear of re-abduction, enduring recurring nightmares and panic attacks, attending school under a false name, battling life-threatening illness--all under the menacing shadow of her father. This is the story of an extraordinary young woman's triumph over life-crushing trauma to build a life of peace and forgiveness. Taking readers from Michigan to Iran and from Ankara, Turkey, to Paris, France, My Name Is Mahtob depicts the profound resilience of a wounded soul healed by faith in God's goodness and in his care and love. And Mahmoody reveals the secret of how she liberated herself from a life of fear, learning to forgive the father who had shattered her life and discovering joy and peace that comes from doing so.
- My Name is Mahtob: the story that began the global phenomenon Not Without My Daughter continues
- Author: Mahtob Mahmoody
- Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.3 inches