This is an intense read. A tragically honest story about a girl trying to adjust to life in a strange new country and a dark truth about her father that she had never known before. I was captivated by the raw emotion of Laila's experience. Once I got into this book it was very hard to put down. I know it is a work of fiction but it also has a lot of truth to it, which only makes the story that much more heartbreaking and thought provoking. But I guess that's not surprising considering it was written by a former CIA agent.