The picture of a veiled woman on the cover of Sold is Nadia Muhsen. It became an international bestseller and was dramatised by BBC Radio 4. Is sold by Zana Muhsen based on a true story? The books narrate the experiences that she and her sister Nadia (born 1966) went through after they were sold into marriage by their father, Muthanna Muhsen, a Yemeni émigré. Zana Muhsen (born 1965 in Birmingham, England) is a British author known for her book Sold: Story of Modern-day Slavery and its follow-up A Promise to Nadia. It has been four years since she has spoken to Nadia, and just less than that since any family member has seen her. Zana has had 13 years back in Birmingham to come to terms with her experience in the Yemen, but she explains that the torture is not over yet and will not end until Nadia, too, is free. Sold: Story of Modern-day Slavery, A Promise to Nadia The books narrate the experiences that she and her sister Nadia (born 1966) went through after they were sold into marriage by their father, Muthanna Muhsen, a Yemeni émigré…. Last year, she continued the saga in A Promise to Nadia – the true story of a British slave. On her return, Zana wrote bitterly of her ordeal in the book Sold, which became an international bestseller. When the day came, Zana got on the plane – but Nadia vanished back into the mountains. What happened to Nadia from the book sold? The promise of the title is one Zana made to her sister before she said goodbye to her: that she would not leave her there. She has written a second book, A Promise to Nadia. Zana now has three children and still lives in Birmingham.

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