Shame Travels
a family lost, a family found
$35.48
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2012
Summary
Shame Travels: A Daughter’s Journey Home
When she was a little girl, Jasvinder Sanghera’s father told her about the village he came from, Kang Sabhu in rural Punjab. One day, he promised to take her there so she could meet her half-sister, Bachanu, who had stayed behind. But at the age of sixteen - as she so vividly related in her bestseller Shame - Jasvinder ran away from home to escape a forced marriage. Her parents disowned her.
‘Shame travels…’ her father told h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340962091 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340962097 |
| Author: | Jasvinder Sanghera |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Unbeaten and eloquent’
Acclaim for SHAME: ‘She tells her story with the pace and vivid turn of phrase of a true writer … SHAME is an inspiring book, not least because of its honesty.’ - Sunday Times
A vivid, honest and deeply moving narrative of despair, courage and hope. - Lord Lester speaking in Parliamentary debateUnbeaten and eloquent - Evening StandardHeart-wrenching - Daily MailOne of the most powerful things I have read. - David CameronAbout The Author
Jasvinder Sanghera
Jasvinder Sanghera was born and brought up in Derby. A survivor of a forced marriage, she is the co-founder of Karma Nirvana, a national project that supports both men and women affected by honour-based crimes and forced marriages. Jasvinder is also an international speaker and a Leading Expert Advisor to the Courts. In 2007 she received one of the prestigious Women of the Year awards. Jasvinder was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of Derby in 2008. She was awarded a Pride of Britain Award in 2009 and was named a Cosmopolitan Ultimate Woman of the Year in 2010.
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