{"product_id":"stolen-family-captive-in-saudi-arabia-paperback","title":"Stolen Family: Captive in Saudi Arabia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohanne Durocher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulie Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eJc Sutcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohanne Durocher fights to free her daughter and four grandchildren from a nightmarish life of abuse and poverty in Saudi Arabia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2001, Nathalie Morin was just seventeen when she met Saeed, a Saudi man who claimed to be studying in Montreal. She fell in love with him, but soon after she gave birth to their son, Saeed was deported back to his country of origin. Struggling as a single mother and wanting Samir to know his father, Nathalie travelled to Saudi Arabia to reunite her family, confident that she would be able to return to Canada whenever she wanted. But a trap was closing around her -- her partner turned out to be authoritarian and violent, the abuse continuing until their last child was born. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to Saudi law, Nathalie was considered married and under Saeed's legal authority. All too often she was shut away in her own house, a place of hellish poverty. In 2005, Johanne Durocher, Nathalie's mother, began her decades-long struggle to get Nathalie back home to Canada with her four children: Samir, Abdullah, Sarah, and Fowaz. While Nathalie is allowed to return on her own, her children cannot leave because of a travel ban imposed by the Saudi government. And Nathalie will not leave without them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohanne's relentless fight for her family has garnered the support of several members of the provincial and federal governments, activists, and NGOs, including Amnesty International, who considers Nathalie to be a survivor of gender-based violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohanne Durocher\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Montreal's South Shore. The mother of three children, she is now retired. For eighteen years, the fight to liberate her daughter and grandchildren has been at the heart of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765490778400,"sku":"9781459750425","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75e8203c94ba0a058a4e12963796f1d3.webp?v=1780271590","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stolen-family-captive-in-saudi-arabia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}