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Captivating - Rated
I found this captivating biography of a French born Moroccan girl and her constant struggle to survive the culture gap very difficult to put down.
This book really helped me to understand the difficulties facing 2nd generation Muslim immigrants whose parents stubbornly enforce their traditional customs at no matter what cost to their children,and why those children can't just adopt Western lifestyles.Leila explains her feelings very clearly throughout the book and you can't help but empathise with her for the problems she faces,and also the millions of other girls like her throughout the world.
A great read! - Rated
I couldnt put this down - a recommendation in itself - my house is littered with the corpses of books which didnt get finished.
Leila's re-telling of her childhood in France - being brought up in a western culture but having to live by a very strict code of rules imposed by her family, not being able to have friends, never being able to even go out and have the freedoms that most western children take for granted- realy made me feel suffocated and uncomfortable. The treatments meted out to her for her so-called rebellion were harsh and yet they never quite broke her spirit. I was horrified when she was forced into marriage by her parents who were more concerned about the honour of the family rather than their daughters happiness. I am sure they loved her in their own way, but it is clear that through their actions, she cannot have felt loved at all, but desperately unhappy and misunderstood. It is a testament to her strong spirit that she finally overcame it all.
I would recommend this book to anyone:)
Heart-rending read - Rated
This book made me so grateful to have been born and brought up in the west! I feel so sorry for muslim women who have to live their lives like Leila and be forced into marriages with men who really have no real love for them whatsoever. Fortunately Leila was strong enough to get out of her situation, of being humiliated and abused by a wicked man.
A thought provoking read - Rated
I enjoyed the book for it's honesty, for being able to reach into the heart of very deep rooted cultural differences. It is the brave telling of a matter that has been unspoken about for too long. It leaves one wishing to know the author and more about her but due to the heart rendering account of what she suffered, she has remained anonymous.
Highly recommended.
