Daughters of Shame - Couverture souple

Sanghera, Jasvinder

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340978023 ISBN 13 : 9780340978023

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2009

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Gripping, and anger-fuelling . . . this is an important book, written with calm, steady intelligence (India Knight Sunday Times)

In her simple, straightforward prose, Sanghera tells one heartbreaking story after another . . . DAUGHTERS OF SHAME is as gripping and moving as any work of fiction, yet surprisingly uplifting. A must read. (She)

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 debate)

'Unbeaten and eloquent' (Evening Standard)

'Heart-wrenching' (Daily Mail)

'It will open your eyes to the horrors that are real for some women' (Sydney Daily Telegraph)

Genuinely moving and uplifting. (Lorraine Kelly, Sun)

One of the most powerful things I have read. (David Cameron)

The glossy cover doesn't prepare you for the impact this book has on its reader . . . It gives me hope that there are people like the author of this book who are willing to write their experiences with such passion and clarity. A must-read. (Asians in Media)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'I listen to those stories - told by women who have been drugged, beaten, imprisoned, raped and terrorised within the walls of the homes they grew up in. I listen and I am humbled by their resilience.'

Jasvinder Sanghera knows what it means to flee from your family under threat of forced marriage - and to face the terrible consequences that follow. As a young girl that was just what she had to do.

Jasvinder is now at the frontline of the battle to save women from the honour-based violence and threat of forced marriage that destroyed her own youth. Daughters of Shame reveals the stories of young women such as Shazia, kidnapped and taken to Pakistan to marry a man she had never met; and Banaz, murdered by her own family after escaping an abusive marriage.

Daughters of Shame reveals Jasvinder as a woman heedless of her own personal safety as she fights to help these women, regularly facing death threats and having to weigh up the risk to her own children.

By turns frightening, enthralling and uplifting, Jasvinder's unique story gives us a challenging insight into a world where the suffering and abuse of many is challenged by the courage of the few.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0340978023
• ISBN 13: 9780340978023
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320