Daughters of Shame - Softcover

Sanghera, Jasvinder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340962070 ISBN 13: 9780340962077

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

About the Author:

Jasvinder Sanghera CBE 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 child and criminal proceedings. 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. She has won numerous awards for her work including a Metropolitan Police GG2 Diversity Award in 2005. 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. In 2011 the Guardian listed Jasvinder amongst the top 100 inspirational women in the world.

Review:

Sanghera returns to the fray with Daughters of Shame ... what shocks is the scale of the persecution. Paul Sheehan, Sydney Morning Herald 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 To say you will read it with your heart in your mouth is an understatement ... plain-speaking, fearless book Metro 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.' The Sunday Times Genuinely moving and uplifting. Lorraine Kelly One of the most powerful things I have read. David Cameron 'A vivid, honest and deeply moving narrative of despair, courage and hope.' Lord Lester speaking in Parliamentary debate 'Unbeaten and eloquent' Evening Standard 'A success story to inspire anyone ... recounted deftly and without apology.' Time Magazine 'Heart-wrenching' Daily Mail 'It will open your eyes to the horrors that are real for some women.' Sydney Daily Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0340962070
• ISBN 13: 9780340962077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304