Forbidden Love

Khoury, Norma. Forbidden love, Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Transworld Publishers, c2003.

This book, by controversial author, Norma Khoury tells the story of family honour killings in Amman, Jordan.  It is the story of Dalia, a single Arab Muslim living with her family in Amman, who falls in love with Michael, a Christian in the Royal Army whom she met at her hairdressing salon.  Dalia and Norma (the author) go to great lengths to find ways for Michael and Dalia to meet in secret.  One of Dalia’s brothers finds out about her relationship and she meets a tragic end at the hands of her family.  Originally classed as non-fiction when first published, this book was found to be full of lies and untruths and considered a fake.  A 10 minute clip of an interview by filmaker Anna Broinowski investigating Norma's book can be found on Youtube at;Norma Khouy/A literary hoax