"Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of Europe's most controversial political figures and a target for terrorists. A notably enigmatic personality whose fierce criticisms of Islam have made her a darling of conservatives and popular with leftists...Soft-spoken but passionate." -The Boston Globe

"She delivers a powerful feminist critique of Islam informed by a genuine understanding of the religion." -Publishers Weekly

"A brave, inspiring and beautifully written memoir." -William Grimes, the New York Times

"Hirsi Ali's account is a significant contribution to our times." -Kirkus Reviews

"Hirsi Ali's spirited recollections and defense of women's rights to independence and self-expression are inspiring to women of all cultures." -Booklist

"If there is one book that really addresses the existential issues of our civilisation, then Ali's autobiography is it. That it is brilliantly and soberly written is a bonus." -Michael Burleigh, the Telegraph

"A brave and elegant figure...an honest woman...No one who reads her [memoirs] will doubt the self-questioning and the rigorous honesty of her mind. Perhaps, as in Voltaire's short story 'L'Ingenu,' it is that too much honesty is sometimes unpalatable, even if it is couched in civil terms...She has an open mind that has released itself from the old straitjacketed frame of reference of Right and Left, she is instinctively, deeply antiauthoritarian and she is unlikely to stick to straight ideological lines. She will go on asking difficult questions."-Isabella Thomas, The Observer

"It's been a week since I finished Ayaan Hirsi Ali's remarkable autobiography, and I haven't stopped thinking about it or talking about it for long. I'd recommend her story to anyone: man, woman, Muslim, Christian, Jew - because it drags some hideous truths out from the shadows, and because it shows that even the most hopeless life can be transformed by the right mix of chance and choice."-Mary Wakefield, The Daily Telegraph

"This is one of the most crucial documents of our time, and is absorbing and pleasurable to read."- Theodore Dalrymple, The Globe And Mail

"Hirsi Ali is a startling figure, blunt and brave, and her riveting memoir deserves a wide readership."- Joel Whitney, Village Voice