Stranger No More: A Muslim Refugee’s Story of Harrowing Escape, Miraculous Rescue, and the Quiet Call of Jesus

I thought the book was overly one-sided. A great and compelling story of escape from Islam, but much too brief a story of life after finding hope in Jesus. Can one person tell with such detail the despair of her former life, but no detail of her new life?

This book was scary to read. The author - woman in the story - was incredibly brave. Outcome was so inspirational.

Amid all the headlines related to Islam, it is helpful to read the personal stories of those who have grown up in it. This is well-written and quite riveting.

I like great stories about transformed lives and abut escape from persecution. This book doesnt disappoint.

It’s hard to put into words all the horrific experiences the author was subjected to at such a young age and for so many years. In spite of all that, she accepted Jesus as her savior and has gone on to make a difference in the lives of so many others. Annahita was raised as a Muslim in Iran. She was abused by her second husband, Asghar, in ways that I can’t even begin to imagine. They end up as refugees in Turkey where they are mistreated and jailed. After that, her husband continues to abuse her, and with some help, she finally gets away from him. There are also children involved; they each had a child from previous marriages: she had a son and he had a daughter. Together they had a second daughter. The children were also beaten by Asghar, although Annahita, tried to protect them as much as possible, getting extra beatings, so they would be spared.

At times it was difficult to put the book down because you just didn’t know how anything was going to turn out. So much of this kept me flipping pages hoping Annahita and her children would leave. There were times when I felt she should made different decisions, but since I’ve never been in a relationship that was brutal, I can’t honestly know how much her fear caused her to make the choices she did.

Ultimately, the book is about overcoming and redemption. From the seeds planted by Americans who even though they could not communicate with her, understand the language she said she spoke and gave her a Bible, to the neighbors who got her to go to a church service, there were people who came into her life and led her to Jesus. And even though her past abuse embarrasses her, she shares her faith and her experiences openly because she felt led by God to do this.

This is definitely an eye-opener and worth reading.

The book helped me learn some of the Iranian culture.
There was much emphasis on self endurance of suffering...I think she wanted to show how God pulled her through however, it comes across more as how she pulled herself through.

Shows how Jesus helps and even delivers in hardships.

An incredible true story of a courageous woman.. how God changed her life..

Haven't read the whole book yet, but very interesting so far. Wonderful what God did for this woman.

As exciting as any novel you will ever read. And it is all true!