Books & Looks
#110 - When Cultures Collide: The Shocking True Story of Jeddah Bride
Episode notes
In this gripping episode, author Patricia Bonis shares her harrowing true story documented in "Jeddah Bride." Bonis recounts falling in love with a Saudi man in 1970s Boston, her shocking cultural adjustment in Saudi Arabia, and the devastating 14-year separation from her children after their father kidnapped them. Host Blaine DeSantis guides this eye-opening conversation exploring cross-cultural marriage, religious conversion, and the stark legal differences that left an American mother powerless when international custody laws failed her family.
Links:
- "Jeddah Bride" Book: https://amzn.to/41RCJXc
- Patricia Bonice Website: https://www.patriciabonisauthor.com/
- Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dqh-EKH1RKk
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