Child kidnapping happens more often than you think.
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 that began in Florida courtrooms and led to Saudi Arabia. A judge’s decision to allow unsupervised visitation became the turning point:
"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."
With raw honesty, Patricia reveals the personal and painful toll of international custody battles. Her story sheds light on the alarming gaps in global legal systems, gaps that leave parents powerless and children at risk.
What happened to Patricia could happen to anyone.
The systems meant to protect families often fail to do so. And for Patricia, that failure cost her more than a decade with her children.
Today, she is turning her pain into purpose. As a passionate advocate through the organization Find My Parent, Patricia is fighting for systemic change, while offering hope and support to others living this nightmare in real time.
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