Bibliograph

Burned alive, a victim of the law of men, Souad, in collaboration with Marie-Therese Cuny

Type

Label

Burned alive, a victim of the law of men, Souad, in collaboration with Marie-Therese Cuny

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Burned alive

Oclc number

53937682

Responsibility statement

Souad, in collaboration with Marie-Therese Cuny

Sub title

a victim of the law of men

Summary

A memoir by a young Jordanian woman who was the victim of an "honor crime" describes how she was nearly killed by her own family, her struggle to survive critical burns after being set on fire, and her determination to build a new life for herself

Table Of Contents

I was in flames -- Memory -- Hanan? -- The green tomato -- The bride's blood -- Assad -- The secret -- The last meeting -- The fire -- Dying -- Jacqueline -- Souad is going to die -- Switzerland (Souad) -- Marouan -- All that is missing -- Surviving witness -- Jacqueline -- My son -- To build a house

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