True story of young California woman who marries an Iranian, moves to his country, gives birth to two boys and then is forced to move to Israel without her sons where she works to reunite with them for twenty years.
Award winning coming of age story of a young woman who meets the man of her dreams believing he would make her his Persian Princess. Then, once they are married and move to his native Iran her dream becomes a nightmare after the birth of their children. Abused by her husband and denied justice by a society that demeans women, she is forced to leave her adopted country for the safety of Israel. From there she works for twenty years to be reuinited with her sons. And along the way a bond is formed between this California girl and a community of Messianic Jews.
At timely look at the culture of three faiths. A moving memoir filled with adventure and romance. Highly recommended.
Author Sharon Geyer is author of The Samson Option (FaithWalk 2004). She and her husband live on a houseboat docked in San Diego Harbor.
