Many people seem to believe that her books are a hoax but I am not sure. Certain parts made me feel like their was a lot of media propaganda and some were realistic and I could relate to it. Jean Sasson writes very well and this book was interesting. It may be filled with propaganda but it provided a bit of insight into Joanna's lifeI liked the book because Joanna is shown as a strong determined woman given her situation but I also feel that she does not present herself as a proud Muslim woman. She seems to resent her heritage. I liked that even though they ran away they still tried to help the people they left behind.

Jean Sassoon is an author who is possibly best known for her series of books based upon the recollections of a Saudi Princess, since the publication of those books she has written several other biographical accounts with other Middle Eastern women, the lastest of these which I have got hold of was this Love in A Torn Land. This book features the story of Joanna a Kurdish woman living in Iraq in the late 1980's. As anyone who knows anything about this period will be aware at this time Saddam Husseins Ba'athist party were in control of the country and the Kurdish people of Iraq were discontent with their inferior treatment, making it a politically and personally ...  Read the complete review