I've heard conflicting stories; that this book is true/non-fiction, and that it's totally fabricated/fiction. I'm not sure what's true, but a part of me thinks that the story itself is made up. It just seemed too convenient. I believe that there are true elements of the story, though. Certainly it's fact that there are unspeakably horrible things that happen to women in Saudia Arabia. I don't need to read a supposed memoir/true story to know that. Yeah, it was disgusting to read about it. But it doesn't change anything; nobody will ever be able to change the way things are done there.