I was born in Iran to a religious Muslim family. As a little girl, I had dreamed of being an astronaut and also having a loving, kind husband oneday.  Instead, I found myself in an arranged engagement at thirteen and then married at fourteen.  My hopes and dreams were dashed.  I endured years of abuse from my ex-husband that nearly drove me to suicide.  Sustained only by love for my three sons, I finally determined to escape for their sake.  I took my children and fled from Iran to Turkey. My harrowing and risky year long journey, through hired smugglers took me then from Turkey to Sweden via Bulgaria and a Norwegian prison…

My book is my life story.