Not without my daughter is one womans experience that has been treated like an ethnography of iranian and persian culture, and it should never be treated as such. Not without my daughter by betty mahmoody goodreads. Not without my daughter was written by an american woman, betty, who made the mistake of marrying an iranian, dr. Not without my daughter true story real mahtob and betty. Betty mahmoodys account of her time in iran is not only full of gross factual inaccuracies but also blatant racism and xenophobia that made the reading experience hard to stomach. Eventually betty and ameh bozorgs differences became too stressful, so betty convinced moody that they needed to move out to work out their relationship without her interfering. Betty mahmoody is an author and public speaker, best known for her book not without my daughter, the basis of the film by the same name. Not without my daughter meet the real betty mahmoody, played by. Buy not without my daughter new ed by betty mahmoody isbn. When did you realize that you wanted to write your own version of the story. In 1987, american housewife betty mahmoody published not without my daughter, which became a sensation.
Free download or read online not without my daughter pdf epub book. Not without my daughter 1991 starring sally field, alfred molina, sheila rosenthal based on the book not without my daughter by betty mahmoody. Pdf not without my daughter book by betty mahmoody free. The main characters of this non fiction, biography story are. Publication date 1988 topics mahmoody, betty, women, women, wife abuse publisher.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by betty mahmoody. The book details her 500 mile escape to turkey through the snowy iranian mountains and the help. In the book, betty claimed that she and mahtob, her fiveyearold daughter, had been kidnapped from the usa in 1984 and imprisoned in tehran by her iranian husband, dr sayed mahmoody aka moody a man she vilified as a violent, sadistic monster. The not without my daughter true story confirms that moody, betty and mahtob stayed with ameh bozorg their first couple months in tehran. Not without my daughter by betty mahmoody, 9780552152167, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Not without my daughter is a biographical book by betty mahmoody detailing the escape of betty and her daughter, mahtob, from bettys abusive husband in. Author of not without my daughter betty mahmoody born june 9, 1945 in alma, michigan is an american author and public speaker best known for her book, not without my daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name.
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