A review by amyma
Between Two Worlds. Escape From Tyranny : Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Laurie Becklund, Zainab Salbi

3.0

This is a compelling book packed full of "behind-the-scenes" of Saddam's tyranny, yet easily readable. I can't imagine the fear this family, and the rest that were Saddam's "friends", experienced. I do think the dad of the family should have taken his family out of the country to save them from the horrors they experienced. This was brought up and the father said he wouldn't do it, I personally don't feel that was being a good husband and father. I know he loved his family deeply, but he should have put them first. Fearing what would have happened to remaining extended family members is not reason to put your wife and children through the nightmare they lived.

What a blessing that Zainab was able to leave, even through difficult circumstances. Her work with other women suffering from oppression is amazing, how wonderful that she has been able to take her bad experiences and use them to aid others in desperate need of assistance.

This was a good book and I feel I learned a lot, but there seemed to be a lot of repetition and it was quite slow at times.