‘A Women’sShelterSavedMy Life’THE CITY ON A HILL STAR OPENS UP
ABOUT HER FATHER’S ADDICTION,
HER MOTHER’S COURAGE AND
HOW SHE SURVIVED A TERRIFYING
TIME IN HER CHILDHOOD
By SARAH SHAHI62 July 29, 2019 PEOPLE
A Show of
Strength
“My mom is a
superhero,” says
Shahi (at age 3).
“She essentially
was a single
mom of three.
She came to this
country, didn’t
understand any
English and
made a life for
all of us.”