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Book Choice for January 2010
Daughters of Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera
ISBN-10: 0340962070
ISBN-13: 978-0304962077
Synopsis
‘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.
By turns frightening, enthralling and uplifting, Daughters of Shame reveals
Jasvinder as a woman heedless of her own personal safety as she fights to help
these women, in a world where the suffering and abuse of many is challenged by
the courage of the few.
About the Author
Jasvinder Sanghera is the co-founder of Karma Nirvana, a community based project that supports South Asian women affected by domestic violence and honour-based crimes. She was born and brought up in Derby. Her memoir SHAME was a Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller. Jasvinder has brought the issue of forced marriage into the public eye and helped the Forced Marriage bill go through Parliament. In 2007 she received one of the prestigious Women of the Year awards for her work. In 2008, in recognition of her work in raising public awareness of the issues of forced marriage and honour based violence, Jasvinder was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of Derby.
