for the love of a child betty mahmoody pdf repack

: A significant part of the book involves Betty encouraging Mahtob to embrace her Persian heritage while still protecting her from her father.

Betty, a naive and trusting wife, was unaware of Mahmud's true intentions. She had met him while working as a nurse in Michigan, and they had gotten married soon after. Mahmud had presented himself as a loving and devoted husband, but his true nature was revealed once they arrived in Iran.

For years, Betty and Mahtob lived under assumed names, constantly looking over their shoulders in fear that her ex-husband, Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody, would track them down and kidnap Mahtob back to Iran.