376: Her Kids Were Kidnapped to Saudi Arabia for 14 Years | JEDDAH BRIDE Patricia Bonis Tells All

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Lauren and Chanler sit down with Patricia Bonis, author of the gripping memoir Jeddah Bride, for a deep conversation about her extraordinary true story. From meeting a charismatic Saudi sheikh at Wellesley to the unimaginable events that followed.

(00:01:05) 📖 Meeting Patricia & Why She Wrote Jeddah Bride — the page-turner that kept readers up all night

(00:06:26) 🚪 The Opening Chapter — seeing her son for the first time after 14 years

(00:08:13) 💃 Long Island Girl Meets the Sheikh — Wellesley, disco nights, and the magnetic first encounter

(00:14:04) 💕 Early Days with Rahman — British accent, polo, and a love that felt larger than life

(00:37:37) 💍 Paris Proposal — the romantic moment that sealed their future and the life Patricia thought she was signing up for

(00:39:53) 🏜️ Visiting Jeddah — Patricia’s first trip to Saudi Arabia, the culture shock, and the reality that slowly began to set in

(01:36:18) 🌍 The High-Flying Lifestyle — polo circuits, international moves, and the soft side of a complicated man

(01:38:29) 💔 The Breaking Point — discovery of the affair and the start of a brutal divorce

(01:41:02) ✈️ The Kidnapping — the moment everything changed and the 14-year separation

(01:48:38) ❤️ Life After — reuniting with her children and where they all are now

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