My Name Is Mahtob

The Story That Began in the Global Phenomenon Not Without My Daughter Continues

By: Mahtob Mahmoody

Narrated by: Kristin James

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Two decades ago, millions of listeners worldwide thrilled to the story told in the international best seller Not Without My Daughter - subsequently made into a film starring Sally Field - that told of an American mother and her six-year-old child's daring escape from an abusive and tyrannical Iranian husband and father. Now the daughter returns to tell the whole story - not only of that imprisonment and escape but of life after fleeing Tehran: living in fear of re-abduction, enduring recurring nightmares and panic attacks, attending school under a false name, and battling life-threatening illness - all under the menacing shadow of her father.

This is the story of an extraordinary young woman's triumph over life-crushing trauma to build a life of peace and forgiveness. Taking listeners from Michigan to Iran and from Ankara, Turkey, to Paris, France, My Name Is Mahtob depicts the profound resilience of a wounded soul healed by faith in God's goodness and in his care and love. And Mahmoody reveals the secret of how she liberated herself from a life of fear, learning to forgive the father who had shattered her life and discovering the joy and peace that comes from doing so.

©2015 Mahtob Mahmoody (P)2015 Thomas Nelson Publishers

Excellent!

Absolutely love the reader of this book. Excellent voice and inflection. And the message of the book is beautiful!

Awesome!

One of the best books I have ever listened to! Well written, well narrated, and amazing story of God’s power and hand in Mahtob’s life!

Loved it

It was wonderful to get the whole story and her perspective. I also listened to her dad’s story

Beautiful story of strength, resilience, and wisdom

After watching the movie our daughter, I was flooded with more questions than answers. After hours of reading related info from wiki and other sites, i came across Mahtobs own book and downloaded audiobooks just so i can hear the story throughout my day and night.

What a gem of a story this was to hear. I know of other case of kids taken from one parent during a divorce and sent to foreign countries that has laws favoring the fathers rights over the mothers. And to see after such an ordeal, Mathob and her mother were able to not just survive but thrive and go on to helping rescue other children is inspiring. Truly showing that god can take even something negative and turn it into something so beautiful.

Outstanding story

Excellent. She taught of love, healing and forgiveness. She and her mother were so anxious

Gripping story

Loved this book. Betty's strength, love and determination is inspiring. This could have been me.

Her resilience.

I don’t think she forgave her father, at least not until he died…yes he definitely traumatized her.

Must read for those of us who have read NWOMD!

I struggled with chapter one... not a patient 'reader', but as expected Mahtob picks up the story of her memories by chapter 2 and I was hooked. I read her Mom's 1st book in 1989ish. Mahtob's book has given me closure, as I felt a part of their story from the day I picked up there first book.

Everyone has a story - AMAZING

My Name is Mahtob
I would like to start with, I never heard of ‘Not without my daughter’. I will find the movie to watch. This biography, was a wonderful varied journey, to read. As any life, there happens to be many peaks and valleys. I found the saying to be truthful ‘A child is very resilient’. She went through a lot, she achieved a lot, and was rewarded much. The rewards received, with which I am referring were not the physical accolades but the inner peace, the strength and abilities of not only coping but prospering.
I was enriched by this read. Although you are not to compare one life to another, I have been blessed beyond measure. With gratitude I am filled not enduring the life which she lived.

Simply Amazing.

Innocence betrayed and redeemed

With all the subtle honestly of a child we are led to ask ourselves how a picture-perfect family can go so horribly wrong. An American-born Iranian father takes his family on a vacation to visit his folks in Iran. What mother and daughter don't know is that their ticket is one-way. Once "home" his countenance changes. How can a kidnapped mother and child maintain their equilibrium in captivity? A white-knuckle escape is eclipsed only by a resilience found in the Gospel of Christ. A refreshing spring in an unlikely place.