Description
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.
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
About the Author
Saira is a successful, independent business woman, bringing up her daughter alone. Her family still know nothing of what she has been through and names have been changed to protect Saira and her daughter from their anger. Should they find out how she has dishonoured them they might very well decide to kill her.
Book Information
ISBN 9780755318186
Author Saira Ahmed & Andrew Crofts
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Headline Review
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 221g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 132mm * 22mm
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