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Torn Pages: A Mother’s Story of Her Children's Abduction To Saudi Arabia
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When Patricia Bonis lost her children to international abduction, she was thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare—fourteen years of silence.
In her memoir Jeddah Bride, Patricia recounts the unimaginable journey from Florida courtrooms to the heart of Saudi Arabia, where a judge’s decision to allow unsupervised visitation led to more than a decade of separation.
With raw honesty and emotional clarity, Patricia exposes the human toll of international custody battles. Her story reveals the alarming gaps in protection for children and parents caught between conflicting legal systems.
"Within one hour of his unsupervised visitation, they were on a plane to Saudi Arabia—and I didn’t see my children for fourteen years," she says, still stunned by how swiftly her world changed.
Now a passionate advocate through the organization Find My Parent, Patricia channels her pain into purpose, offering hope and support to others navigating similar tragedies.
Her story is a powerful reminder of how quickly ordinary lives can be upended—and how resilience can restore what once seemed irretrievably lost.
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Chapters
1. Torn Pages: A Mother’s Story of Her Children's Abduction To Saudi Arabia (00:00:00)
2. Unsupervised Visitation Leads to Abduction (00:00:05)
3. Introduction to Patricia Bonas (00:05:35)
4. The Breaking Point in Saudi Marriage (00:10:29)
5. The Search and Legal Battles (00:16:39)
6. Reuniting After 14 Years (00:22:35)
7. Cultural Differences and Religious Conversion (00:32:40)
8. Promoting Jeddah Bride and Future Plans (00:55:04)
9. International Child Abduction Advocacy (01:00:32)
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