Freedom: The Story of My Second Life is Malika Oufkir's sequel to her autobiographical Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail. I flew through the first book, a gripping story of her family's 20 year imprisonment in Morocco following a failed coup attempt led by her father (who was subsequently assassinated).
There is really no comparison between the two books. The first one was much longer, a much more intense read, a detailed, logical retelling, clearly driven by the talents of co-author Michele Fitoussi. This follow up story is jaggedly pieced together, although that lends a sense of what the author's life continues to be like as she tries to make up 20 missing years of her life.
I was glad to read a continuation of the story, but this book would not be interesting on its own. Only recommended as a follow up to the first book.
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