Disgraced: Forced to Marry a Stranger, Betrayed by My Own Family, Sold My Body to Survive, This is My Story
Disgraced: Forced to Marry a Stranger, Betrayed by My Own Family, Sold My Body to Survive, This is My Story
Saira Ahmed & Andrew Crofts
This is more than straightforward misery. It shows us the difficulty faced by Muslim girls growing up in 1980s Britain; deals with the horror of arranged marriages and the fall out when it goes wrong; what it means to be alienated from those you love and details the trauma involved in being a prostitute who loathes what she does, whilst celebrating the freedom it brings
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Summary
Brought up in a violent Muslim household, where family honour is all, Saira is watched 24 hours a day.
However, an innocent friendship with a boy is uncovered and Saira is sent to Pakistan, punished for dishonouring her family.
There, the nightmare really begins. Forced to marry an older stranger who rapes her repeatedly and makes her his round-the-clock sex slave, she eventually plots her escape but, destitute, has to return to the family home in England. Once there, she discovers that one of her brothers has run up huge drug debts and Saira must earn money in the only way she can: by selling her body.
Disgraced is the true story of an innocence ruined and a life shattered. But it is also a tale of survival told by a woman who has finally discovered her true voice.
Product Description
Title - Disgraced: Forced to Marry a Stranger, Betrayed by My Own Family, Sold My Body to Survive, This is My Story
Edition -
Author - Saira Ahmed & Andrew Crofts
ISBN 13 - 9780755318186
Imprint - Headline Review
Publisher - Headline Publishing Group
Date Published - 02/04/2009
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 132 x 197 x 22mm
Weight - 221 g
Languages - English