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Shame |  | Author: Jasvinder Sanghera
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Category: Book
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Seller: Kemp's Independent Booksellers
Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 217029
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 1844563405
EAN: 9781844563401
ASIN: 1844563405
Publication Date: January 25, 2007
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 a defiant shout for human dignity August 26, 2010
Mr. A. J. Flynn (Peterborough, UK)
I picked this book up in a charity shop and am so glad I did because I found it such a compelling read. It is a searingly honest autobiography by a person who challenged the oppressive structures of the community she was born into. She paid a high price for doing so but her stand for personal dignity has come to be her life's work, as the latter part of the book relates. The author does not blanch from including details of her life which were not heroic either; this makes her story all the richer for its candour. In addition to chronicling the plight of women in south Asian societies, Sanghera also shines light on the lesser known obscenity of caste prejudice, as this also played a part in her story.
shame June 13, 2010
lynneje (stoke on trent, staffs)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't realise till I read this book that forced marriages are against the law in this country, and so they should be. My heart goes out to all the girls that are forced in to unbelievable situations by their own parents, and then ignored when things go wrong. Jasvinder shows there is a way out, although very hard to do. An amazing lady, a fantastic book! Highly recommended.
good read May 10, 2010
Cazza (Notts UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read Sisters of Shame first so I have read them the wrong way round, makes little difference though because both books are excellent and really raise the profile of Forced Marriage, something we should all be aware can and does happen to this very day! Very well written and very informative, Jasvinda is an amazing woman and tells her true story brilliantly.
Shame May 1, 2010
Ms. F. A. Patterson (Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jasvinder Sanghera 's story. An interesting story of another culture -
Everyone should read this book, you HAVE to read it! March 28, 2010
Bizzywhizzy (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used to read a lot of books, but hadn't read anything I would class un-put-downable for years....until I brought this last week. I actually thought it would just be a 'tie over' book until I got my hands onto something more substantial. How wrong I was! Yesterday I sat up until 3am because I couldn't sleep until I discovered what happened to Jasvinder and the women she tries to help. This book has gripped me in a way very few books have. Jasvinder is a real woman of courage, and I applaud her for highlighting such an uncomfortable subject and for telling her personal story without bias or self pity.
As I read it I kept thinking 'How can I not know this?' 'How can such things be happening to young women possibly living in my neighbourhood, and I - NO ONE - be aware of it?' It is shocking. And I am grateful to have read this because previously I was ignorant. I would hear about things like honour killings on the news, and think it's only an issue for Asian or other cultural minorities, and not really any of my business as a black British woman, but now I realise it's a disgrace and an affront to all society that such terrible lives are being led by some women in secrecy.
But there is a tremendously positive message running through this story, and Jasvinders courage and tenacity in improving her own life in the face of so many obstacles has really encouraged and strengthened me to face the problems in my own.
I hope her good work continues, she deserves all the help she can get.
I really love Jassey too!
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