The girl who escaped ISIS
Subtitle: this is my story
By: Farida Khalaf and Andrea C. Hoffmann; translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch
Contributors: Hoffmann, Andrea Claudia, author; Bulloch, Jamie, translator
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781501131714; 9781501152337
Subjects: Yezidi women; Refugees; Biography; IS (Organization)
Work titles: Mädchen, das den IS besiegte
Description: "A rare and riveting first-hand account of the terror and torture inflicted by ISIS on young Iraqi Yazidi women, and an inspiring personal story of bravery and resilience in the face of unspeakable horrors. In the early summer of 2014, Farida Khalaf was a typical Yazidi teenager living with her parents and three brothers in her village in the mountains of Northern Iraq. In one horrific day, she lost everything: ISIS invaded her village, destroyed her family, and sold her into sexual slavery. The Girl Who Escaped ISIS is her incredible account of captivity and describes how she defied the odds and escaped a life of torture, in order to share her story with the world. Devastating and inspiring, this is an astonishing, intimate account of courage and hope in the face of appalling violence"--
Notes: Translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: Our world as it once was; title: One final wonderful summer; title: The catastrophe; title: The slave market in Raqqa; title: In the dark room; title: With the "beasts"; title: In the military camp; title: The road out of hell; title: No home, not anywhere.