Not Without My Daughter -

is a 1987 memoir by Betty Mahmoody that details her harrowing 18-month imprisonment in Iran and her subsequent escape with her young daughter, Mahtob. The story gained international fame and was later adapted into a 1991 feature film starring Sally Field. Plot Summary

In 1984, Betty Mahmoody, an American housewife from Michigan, agreed to accompany her Iranian husband, Dr. Sayed Bozorg "Moody" Mahmoody, on a two-week vacation to visit his family in Tehran. Upon arrival, Moody revealed that they would never return to the United States. Not Without My Daughter