"Whether you are trying to escape a life you never chose or the one you did, Samra's resolve and ingenuity will inspire you to honor every flicker of longing for freedom." - Shauna Singh Baldwin, author of The Tiger Claw and The Selector of Soul "Samra Zafar's harrowing story of escaping her abusive marriage in Canada--arranged when she was just a teenager in Pakistan--might read like a taut domestic thriller, but A Good Wife is all too painfully real. I cried while reading this book, but I was also left in awe of Zafar's epic grit and bravery. Her story will stay with you long after the last hope-filled page is turned." - Lisa Gabriele, author of the bestselling novel The Winters "I cried while reading this book, but I was also left in awe of Samra Zafar's epic grit and bravery. Her story will stay with you long after the last hope-filled page is turned." - Lisa Gabriele, author of the bestselling novel The Winters "A thoroughly engaging story of strength, feminism and refusal to conform to societal and familial expectations. I found it difficult to put this book down.

" - Cea Sunrise Person, bestselling author of North of Normal "Thorny and surprising, Samra Zafar's story is all the more heartbreaking for its complexities. Zafar has penned a rare memoir, a life story worth reading and an emotional rollercoaster that will leave you feeling empowered at the end. This is a modern-day fairy tale where the heroine saves her own life." - Sharon Bala, bestselling author of The Boat People "Samra Zafar has penned a rare memoir, a life story worth reading and an emotional rollercoaster that will leave you feeling empowered at the end. This is a modern-day fairy tale where the heroine saves her own life." - Sharon Bala, bestselling author of The Boat People "The shining result of a partnership between a sensitive writer and an indomitable survivor of domestic abuse, this memoir chronicles the ebbs and flows of Samra Zafar's courage as her home life began to control her every moment and shatter her spirit. To follow her descent into self-doubt and despair is to delve deeply into financial limitations, the requirements of assimilation into Canada, and constraints she faced as a parent. Whether you are trying to escape a life you never chose or the one you did, Samra's resolve and ingenuity will inspire you to honor every flicker of longing for freedom.

" - Shauna Singh Baldwin, author of The Tiger Claw and The Selector of Soul.