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Shame
Shame
Author: Jasvinder Sanghera
When she was 14, Jasvinder Sanghera was shown a photo of the man chosen to be her husband. She was terrified. She'd witnessed the torment her sisters endured in their arranged marriages, so she ran away from home and was grief-stricken when her parents disowned her. — Shame is the heart-rending true story of a young girl's attempt to esca...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780340924624
ISBN-10: 0340924624
Publication Date: 9/6/2007
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Hodder Paperback
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Jasvinder saw it all to much in her everyday life, abuse, murder in the name of honour, and families turning their backs on one another just to save face. When she ran away around the age of 15 it became personal.
This is the story of how one Asian woman cut her ties with abusive tradition and became a voice for those afraid to use their own.


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