Fatwa: Living with a Death Threat [Paperback]

Jacky Trevane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Jacky was 23 when she arrived in Egypt for a vacation and met a handsome, chivalrous Egyptian called Omar. It was love at first sight, and swept away by her infatuation, she married him before returning to England with her parents. Returning to Cairo against her parents' advice, but full of hopes and plans, Jacky's dream turned into a nightmare. During the next six years she suffered non-stop physical and emotional abuse. She had to escape with her two little girls, but it was not easy. Even now, Jacky is living in the shadow of a death threat and has to protect herself and her daughters minute by minute, day by day.

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About the Author

Jacky Trevane teaches languages in the North of England

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340862424
• ISBN-13: 978-0340862421
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,188,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, Chilling and True!, November 12, 2009

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Sabrina Rutter (Columbus, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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The minute I picked this book up I was hooked! I stayed up late into the night reading and would have stayed up all night if I didn't have kids to get up for school. This is one of the best books I have read in a while.
In the begining I was a little judgmental toward Jacky's decisions. She married someone she hardly knows, left behind everything familiar to her, and went to live in a culture she knew nothing about. After a while though I began to understand why she had agreed to marry him. I could understand her not wanting to live her life asking, "what if"?
This is a really good book that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat with your eyes flying across the page to see how Jacky will overcome all the obstacles and make it out of Egypt with both of her daughters.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harrowing, April 8, 2007

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Iris Gioia (London) - See all my reviews
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Jacky's harrowing escape from an abusive husband reads like a brilliant novel but what is terrifying is that the story is true, a young woman trapped in Egypt who spends 12 months saving $50 in secret, who acquires a passport from a sympathetic ambassador and finally makes a dash across the desert to Israel with her 2 young daugters - only to have the Imam of Cairo to put a Fatwa on her. This story of human courage is what they all a page turner and I for one could not put it down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horrifying, August 29, 2009

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triplesss "ky girl" (virginia) - See all my reviews

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This book is a quick read but it is entirely horrifying. I am appalled that women so often seem to get short shrift, whatever the code of ethics society approves--in the name of whatever God. I guess I'd better not say more because this book made me angry.