Daughters of Shame

Name: Daughters of Shame
Rating: 4.735294342041016 (34 reviews)

Jasvinder Sanghera

Jun 2009 · Hachette UK

34 reviews

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The woman who has done more than anyone to expose the plight of women in forced marriages tells their harrowing and moving stories. '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.

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34 reviews

sica h

October 14, 2019

Loved it is not suitable for this subject. This is a very important book especially for those that need the support the organisations mentioned in it, but also for all the rest of us to understand the hell that is imposed on young girls and young men in order to force them into impossible situations. This book should be mandatory reading for ALL schools regardless of religious beliefs . A big thank you goes to the people putting their lives on the line in order to help others. Thank you

Catherine Matson

February 25, 2023

I enjoyed this book even though its a sad subject I've bought the other 2 books to read but I didn't know this went on in this country (uk) I'm British Christian but that's no excuse we all as a country should know these things are happening and it needs to be stopped

Michelle Hall

July 24, 2026

open my eyes to these poor souls god bless to each and everyone of you

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.

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