In this psychological thriller set in a southern California gated community, a wife and mother wonders how much she can trust her own family. The bonds between mothers and daughters, and husbands and wives should never be broken. But you never know how far someone will go to keep a family together…
The unforgettable story of an Afghan family’s escape from the Taliban and perilous trek across Europe to seek asylum, led by one extraordinarily courageous woman. Mahmoud’s passion for his wife Fereiba, a schoolteacher, is greater than any love she’s ever known. But their happy, middle-class world—a life of education, work, and comfort—implodes when their country is engulfed in war, and the Taliban rises to power.
“I’m going down now,” I said to a young woman a few seconds before the darkness-my first cardiac arrest. As I returned to work as a behavioral coach, it became maddening to hear about all-consuming, everyday problems and misguided priorities while I fought to merely remain conscious… The Half-Known Life challenges conventional thinking of success, identity, and personal change.
