Disgraced
Forced to Marry a Stranger, Betrayed by My Own Family, Sold My Body to Survive, This is My Story
$42.76
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2009
Summary
Brought up in a stiflingly traditional Muslim household in England, where the rules are enforced by violent punishments, Saira is watched 24 hours a day. Cut off from modern life, chaperoned to and from school, she is forbidden to have western friends. When an innocent friendship with a boy flourishes, one of Saira’s brothers finds out and she is put on the first plane to Lahore, punished for dishonouring the family.
There the nightmare really begins - Saira is forced to marry a stran…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755318186 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755318188 |
| Author: | Saira Ahmed & Andrew Crofts |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 22mm |
About The Author
Saira Ahmed & Andrew Crofts
Saira is a successful, independent business woman, bringing up her daughter alone. Her family still know nothing of what she has been through, and names have been changed to protect Saira and her daughter from their anger. Should they find out how she has dishonoured them, they might very well decide to kill her.
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