For the Love of a Son: One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child

Synopsis

From The Time She Was A Little Girl, Maryam Rebelled Against The Terrible Second-class Existence That Was Her Destiny As An Afghan Woman. A New Life Of Freedom In America Seemed Within Her Grasp, But Her Father Had Other Ideas And Arranged A Traditional Marriage To A Fellow Afghan, Who Turned Out To Be A Violent Man. Beaten, Raped And Abused, Maryam Found Joy In The Birth Of A Baby Son. She Escaped Her Brutal Husband, But He Kidnapped Their Little Boy, And Stole Him Away Far Beyond His Mother's Reach. Jean Sasson. Cover Subtitle: One Afghan Woman's Quest For Her Stolen Child.