Sold: One Womans True Account of
Modern Slavery by Andrew Crofts
Heartbreaking
Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When
her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North
Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and
her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and
that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a
completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls,
frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old
women in attendance. After 8 years of misery and humiliation, Zana
succeeded in escaping, but her sister is still there, and it seems likely that
she will now never leave the country where she has spent more than half
her life. This is an updated edition of Zanas account of her experiences.
Personal Review: Sold: One Womans True Account of Modern
Slavery by Andrew Crofts
I first encountered this book when a friend told me how great it was, and
that both she and her sister had read it in only two days. I was intrigued,
and borrowed it from my library - and I was enthralled. Not only is this a
story wonderfully written, with a great flow that never lets you get bored, it
is a TRUE story, one we should all be aware of. Living in Israel, a place so
close to where this has taken place, I was especially touched by this book.
Zana and Nadia, two British sisters born to a Yemini father, are the third
and fourth children in their family to be sold at a young age by their father
to a distant, unknown village in Yemen for a certain sum of money. They
are tricked, thinking they are leaving for a six-week vacation, where
actually they are trapped, married at ages 15 and 16 to two Yemini boys.
They are forced to work in awful conditions, have children from men they
hate, take care of everyone around them, and be beaten nearly on a daily
basis by their 'owners'. Zana is a fighter, however, and she does
everything she can to escape from this hell and go back to England.

Things like this, the awful mistreatment, slavery (not just sex-slavery) and
awful living conditons, DO in fact happen in countries like Yemen, Jordan
and others. This is a great way of telling a true story, and still keeping the
reader glued to his seat with his eyes bulging out at the book, amazed by
what he is reading.
Zana Muhsen is a woman we should all admire - she was forced to change
her life style and entire perception of life almost instantly. She is what kept
her sister alive, the inspiration that we should all look up to for never giving
up. No one should shy away from this book - it is a must.
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