![]() ![]() Baker's investigation of Jameelah yields mysteries and surprises galore. An important, searing, highly readable and timely narrative.” ― Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “ opens the door to the vital questions of how radical Islam has impacted the world, and what part converts such as Jameelah have played. It is guaranteed to do the same to her readers.” ― Christian Science Monitor The life story of Maryam Jameelah seems to have alternately fascinated, disturbed, and unsettled Deborah Baker. ![]() The story is telling is like a hall of mirrors in a fun house-full of so many distortions that the truth can come only in glimpses. “ is more than a biography it gets at the heart of the ongoing conflict between Islam and the West.” ― Marie Claire is a cogent, thought-provoking look at a radical life and its rippling consequences.” ― Publishers Weekly (starred review) ![]() “ stellar biography that doubles as a mediation on the fraught relationship between America and the Muslim world. “ Baker's captivating account conveys the instability, faith, politics, and improbable cultural migration that make Jameelah's life story so difficult to sum up yet impossible to dismiss.” ― The New York Times Book Review ![]()
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