an Iraqi woman's journey from the heart of war to the heartland of America
The story of an unlikely friendship between American war correspondent Don Teague and Rafraf Barrak, a translator for NBC during the early months of the war in the wake of the American invasion of Iraq. While covering a story together, the two were nearly killed by a bomb, an experience that created a bond between them that neither one could have imagined. Because she had helped the Americans, Rafraf, from a devout Muslim family, became the target of terrorists who threatened to kidnap and murder her. Coming to her rescue were the American correspondents she helped and she found herself on the receiving end of an offer for safety and a new life in the United States. Don and his wife, Kiki, and their children help her to adjust to her new life while at the same time learning valuable lessons about another culture.