Without Mercy: Woman'S Struggle Against Modern Slavery

Description: Providing an account of her battle with an abusive man and with bureaucracy, this is the story of a woman's fight against a violent and tyrannical relationship, and her struggle to reclaim her two daughters, sold into marriage in the Yemen. Mirian Kamouhi - half Pakistani, half English - met Muthana Muhsen in Birmingham in 1960, when she was 17. They never married, but had seven children, the two eldest of whom were sent to Yemen in 1966 for a holiday . Their mother, fighting ill-health and with little money, would not meet them again until they were adults. Review: A vivid and gripping picture - Sunday Times Extremely moving - Manchester Evening News What is astonishing about the book...is the account of how downtrodden, defeated Miriam suddenyl came to buoyand life - Mail on Sunday Author Biography: Miriam Ali was born in Birmingham, where she still lives with her husband and her youngest son, Mo. She is co-founder and advising counsellor for Lost Children International. Jana Wain was born in Kent and was also a co-founder of LCI and works there as a counsellor.