Cirrus@Austlit

'Amani Haydar’s deeply personal account of her mother’s desperate attempt to escape a violent marriage is brave and powerful, writes Paige Taylor Growing up in western Sydney in the 1990s with her parents and her three siblings, Amani Haydar admired her father for his smarts and his work ethic. She and her dad would laugh and laugh together. She also says she went to bed some nights hearing her mum shout and cry in the background. It could be the beginning of a skilful escalation, if this was a crime novel.' (Introduction)