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Summary: A Free Spirit
Review: From reading this book I learned that Sharon is an awsome woman. This book is not just about motherhood and Iran. There is so much more to it. It's a story of relentless courage and real life obstacles.
This is a story about a young girl who follows her heart.
As with all young women, she doesn't always make the best decisions. She learns from her mistakes and persistently
persues her quest.
Dedicated in her search for God, she has many adventures. Some of them good, some of them not. Sharon is able to retain her personal values despite persecutions. She doesn't let the trials and tribulations keep her down.
Throughout Sharons life, she is able to remain true to herself and others. A real keeper of her own convictions. I was inspired by her travels and fearless way of really "living" her life.
An autobiography of a truly strong woman, her experiences and lessons learned. A book that reads well and isn't overly wordy. Ms. Geyer can concisly describe her surroundings in such a way that you could picture it in your mind. A true talent. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to reading more from Sharon Geyer.
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Summary: A Free Spirit
Review: From reading this book I learned that Sharon is an awsome woman. This book is not just about motherhood and Iran. There is so much more to it. It's a story of relentless courage and real life obstacles.
This is a story about a young girl who follows her heart.
As with all young women, she doesn't always make the best decisions. She learns from her mistakes and persistently
persues her quest.
Dedicated in her search for God, she has many adventures. Some of them good, some of them not. Sharon is able to retain her personal values despite persecutions. She doesn't let the trials and tribulations keep her down.
Throughout Sharons life, she is able to remain true to herself and others. A real keeper of her own convictions. I was inspired by her travels and fearless way of really "living" her life.
An autobiography of a truly strong woman, her experiences and lessons learned. A book that reads well and isn't overly wordy. Ms. Geyer can concisly describe her surroundings in such a way that you could picture it in your mind. A true talent. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to reading more from Sharon Geyer.
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Summary: This is the best non-fiction book I have ever read!
Review: I was engrossed with the story and admired the author's quest for spiritual growth and the courage she had to face all of the challenges brought before her. It is clear that the author experienced a great deal of anguish being separated from her children. She never wanted for anything material but continued to grow spiritually and the love she had for her sons never dimmed; it was channeled into helping others. The author described the very complicated political/religous climate of the middle east in concise lucid terms. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: This is the best non-fiction book I have ever read!
Review: I was engrossed with the story and admired the author's quest for spiritual growth and the courage she had to face all of the challenges brought before her. It is clear that the author experienced a great deal of anguish being separated from her children. She never wanted for anything material but continued to grow spiritually and the love she had for her sons never dimmed; it was channeled into helping others. The author described the very complicated political/religous climate of the middle east in concise lucid terms. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Daughter of Jerusalem, An American Woman's Journey of Faith
Review: Sharon Geyer's DAUGHTER OF JERUSALEM is a gripping story of one woman's search for personal authenticity and a deeper faith in God in the midst of no ordinary adversities. It is a triumphant survivor's story. Married young to an Iranian man, Geyer moves to his country and gives him two sons. But her husband turns brutal and sadistic, and subject to the laws of a society that favors males over females, she struggles to escape her diastrous marriage. When she does escape, he keeps her children, and she wanders from job to job in various temporary homes in the middle east. In each home she finds new friends and new religious resources for what becomes her pilgrimage, her adventure, perhaps her Exodus. The author artfully braids together the many strands of her journey: her escape from her abusive husband, her struggle
to survive as a woman in patriarchal societies, her need to restore her relationship to her sons, and her own personal
spiritual odyssey into Christian faith. It is an autobiography told like a novel and a history interpreted with great sensitivity. She has earned her wisdom at great cost, and her work will both instruct and inspire.
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Summary: A More Balanced View
Review: This book was an easy read, and to me, the author does not focus enough on her emotional struggles leaving her children behind in Iran. She goes into so much detail about so many other things in her life, that I never really got a feel for how her heart felt leaving her children with her abusive husband in Iran. She focused too much detail on all the characters that she met when she left Iran and was living in Israel. I never felt any sympathy/empathy for her as a mother, she just drifted around so much, and seemd like she never tried hard enough to get her life in order and get her kid back. She does not go into great detail about her life in Iran, or the abuse she suffered. This book is more like a tale of her adventures as a single woman in Israel. I would not recommend this book, there are many other books that are much more facinating, such as the Pianist.
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Summary: Daughter of Jerusalem
Review: Wonderful story giving you the contrast of what dreams of living like a princess such as Princess Nora and what can happen when another one finds herself trapped,abused and denied justice. Her faith heals her each time she is let down and finally wonderful solace and peace at last.
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