Let me quote some excerpts from the review by Dr Tracie O'Keefe DCH: "This whirlwind autobiography of the once-upon-a-time business magnate and football entrepreneur Sam Hashimi, who in the mid-1990s became the sultry Samantha Kane, is no less than a whistlestop tour of her life. It is quite fascinating that a Muslim man, father of two, engineer, and close friend of the Saudi royal family should leave all those privileges behind to become a Kensington girl."
"Sam, who had everything going for him as a man, may seem to some to have thrown it all away in order to become a woman, but her relentless desire to succeed may lead her in directions that we await to see in the future. The terrible separation from her children, which renders her heartbroken, is extremely sad and leaves the reader with a feeling that perhaps she can never be happy."
"Sam's story is fascinating on many fronts because she was penniless when she arrived in Britain in the late 1970s, built up an empire of wealth and then became penniless again in the mid-1990's, only to resolutely vow to rebuild her fortunes. One cannot help but wonder whether she will be able to do that once again buying large shares in Sheffield Wednesday football club as the shock of being a woman in the business world is no less profound to her than the shock of being a woman."
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