Without a Map: A Memoir Summary and Reviews

Without a Map: A Memoir
by Meredith Hall

Without a Map: A Memoir
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Author: Meredith Hall
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-15
ISBN: 0807072745
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Beacon Press

Book Reviews of Without a Map: A Memoir

Book Review: A Bit Confusing
Summary: 3 Stars

While I was captivated by Meredith Hall's courageous story, I found her writing style to be quite confusing. She did not tell the story from either the past or the present--but tended to mix the two. It would often take a paragraph or two within each new chapter to figure out where she was in time or space. In addition, I felt so many details that would be interesting to the reader were omitted. For example, how did she get from a beach in Syria back to the United States with little or no money? How did she meet her husband and where did she get married?

I could have never survived the mental or emotional abuse that Ms. Hall suffered, and she is an incredible inspiration. I just wish the story line would have been more linear.

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