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Nadia Sahari


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Nadia Sahari tells the remarkable, true story of her early life. Ms. Sahari was born in Lebanon to Arab parents. Breakaway, her sensational journey through abuse, lifts the veil on her struggle for freedom. Until her early twenties, she was a victim of many abuses, including molestation, repeated beatings, domestic violence and several attempts on her life. Miraculously she survived. Through it all she clung to her dream to be an actress. She never gave up. Today she is finally living her dream after years of healing.

 

Breakaway: How I Survived Abuse

Nadia Sahari
Pink Butterfly Press (2009)
ISBN 9780982041307
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/09)

Synopsis: Nadia Sahari tells the remarkable, true story of her early life. Ms. Sahari was born in Lebanon to Arab parents who were Shia Muslims. Breakaway, her sensational journey through abuse, lifts the veil on her struggle for freedom. Until her early twenties, she was a victim of many abuses, including molestation, repeated beatings, rape, kidnapping and several attempts on her life. Miraculously she survived. Through it all she clung to her dream to be an actress. She never gave up. Today she is finally living her dream after years of healing.

Her life story will bring hope, inspiraton, and encouragement to abused women and children everywhere. Ms. Sahari resides in the Texas Hill Country near her children with her husband and their pets. She is free at last.