Burned Alive A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out

by Souad

• ISBN13: 9780446694872
• ISBN10: 0446694878
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-13
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

At once harrowing and moving, this international bestseller is the first true account ever published by the victim of an 'honor crime.' Souad was a 17-year-old woman living in a small village in Jordan when she made the mistake of falling in love-an event that would lead to unspeakable acts of violence and a lifetime of exile from her homeland. Desperate to leave her abusive childhood behind, Souad begins a relationship with a neighbor-one that would leave her pregnant, and her family shamed. Now, Souad faces the only punishment her society deems acceptable: death. Her survival of her family's attempt to kill her, leaving her with burns over 70% of her body, her dramatic escape, and her resolve to build a new life is a tale of heartbreaking drama and remarkable courage.

Table of Contents

I Was in Flames	1	(4)
Memory	5	(18)
Hanan?	23	(10)
The Green Tomato	33	(18)
The Bride's Blood	51	(14)
Assad	65	(10)
The Secret	75	(16)
The Last Meeting	91	(14)
The Fire	105	(4)
Dying	109	(10)
Jacqueline	119	(16)
Souad Is Going to Die	135	(16)
Switzerland (Souad)	151	(12)
Marouan	163	(14)
All That Is Missing	177	(14)
Surviving Witness	191	(8)
Jacqueline	199	(4)
My Son	203	(12)
To Build a House	215	(12)
Afterword	227