She and her family managed to escape from Iraq after living under harrowing conditions for years, during which time some of her family died miserably due to Saddam. Her escape from Iraq is an amazing story all on its own.
She was anonymous for a number of years, and wrote the book anonymously as well. But was sued a year or so ago by some islamic group, and so her identity has been revealed.
Used copies can be had for a small price on amazon, if anyone is interested.
This woman became a threat to them. So they had to stop her. :(
Thanks for the link, texasbluebell.