not lived in Jordan since 1973, and had in fact lived in Chicago for most of her life, where she was married with two children. Her family had not heard from her since 2000, when she abruptly left Chicago to write the book. Khouri continued to insist she'd told the truth, even when confronted with public records which proved beyond all doubt she had spent most of her life in the United States. Knox also unearthed evidence that suggested Khouri had left Chicago when legal problems arose with several real-estate transactions. As a result, Random House pulled the book from the shelves in Australia and the UK indefinitely. Knox and fellow Australian journalist Caroline Overington won the 2004 Walkley Award for investigative journalism for the exposé. Forbidden Lie$ In September 2007, a documentary entitled Forbidden Lie$ was released. Director Anna Broinowski tells the story of how Khouri's book became a best-seller, and then follows Khouri to Jordan. Since Khouri still insists that the story is true, Broinowski gives her the opportunity to prove that it is fully or at least partly truthful; however, the evidence Broinowski uncovers indicates not only that Khouri's book is fabricated (in spite of her father's claim that it was true) but that Khouri had committed a number of scams even before the book. References Further reading City Journal (2003 review of the book before the hoax was revealed) (2007 docudrama of the hoax story) 2003 novels Literary forgeries Allegations of honor killing Novels set in Jordan Works about honor killing