Notes

"Includes bonus reading group guide"--P. [4] of cover The opening -- Road trip -- Breaking the barriers -- Choosing sides -- A lot hotter in hell -- Hysteria of hope -- Eyes wide shut -- A place of fantasies -- Fern -- The negotiating chips -- The whistle-blower -- Playing with fire -- Locked in -- Four men and a lady -- Breaking point -- Purple thumbs don't wash off -- Iraqi brides -- Epilogue: Dawn approaches Chronicles the experiences of an American aid worker and rights activist who worked in Iraq following the 2003 invasion, helping local Iraqi women whose lives had been devastated by the violence and chaos surrounding them