THE BOOK FAIR

“A Father’s Betrayal”, depicts the life of four sisters raised by a brutal father.  Gabriella Gillespie, (Muna), reveals the betrayal her father perpetrated upon her and her sisters.

 

After murdering their mother, Mary, their father, Ali Safeh Yafai ,surreptitiously planned a trip for his three younger daughters to travel to Yemen, his native country.  Only the eldest sister stayed behind in New South Wales with their foster parents, who urge the sisters not to leave the country.  Once in Yemen, the three sisters were told the truth by their father’s family, that he planned their marriages, and they would live in Yemen.

 

The terrified, young teen-aged girls rebelled but their family easily restricted their movements. Soon, their father joined the family in Yemen.  The sisters suffered lives of deprivation, slave labor, and physical abuse.

 

An interesting story, though excessively detailed; the memoir remains unverified. The book contains numerous grammatical errors.