
Burned Alive
A Survivor of an Honor Killing Speaks Out
Souad(Author)
Warner Books Inc (Publisher)
Published on 13. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-446-69487-2 (ISBN)
Description
The harrowing memoir of a seventeen year-old girl who survives her family's attempt to kill her.
A young Jordanian woman became pregnant after a brief love affair. The shame drove her family to commit an "honor crime", dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire.
Burned Alive chronicles her miraculous survival; surviving with critical burns, escaping Jordan, and building a new life for herself.
A young Jordanian woman became pregnant after a brief love affair. The shame drove her family to commit an "honor crime", dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire.
Burned Alive chronicles her miraculous survival; surviving with critical burns, escaping Jordan, and building a new life for herself.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-446-69487-2 (9780446694872)
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