Суад

When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her West Bank village, as in so many others, sex before marriage is considered a grave dishonor to one's family and is punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of meting out her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he poured gasoline over her and set her on fire. Miraculou...

When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her village, as in so many others, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her unishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he crept up on her, poured petrol over her and set her alight. In t...

Эта книга, переведенная на многие языки, представляет собой исповедь женщины с уникальной и трагической судьбой. В семнадцать лет за «преступление против чести семьи» она была приговорена к смерти самыми близкими ей людьми. О ее чудесном спасении, о людях, которые пришли ей на помощь, — эта документальная повесть, ставшая мировым бестселлером. Где-то на противоположном от Израиля берегу р...