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Shame /

Sanghera, Jasvinder.

Shame / Jasvinder Sanghera. - London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2007. - 289 p. ; 24 cm.

"Forced into marriage, rejected by those she loved- the true story of a girl's struggle to survive"--Cover. Includes index. 'Shame' is the heart-rending true story of a young girl's escape from a nightmare. Overwhelmed and alone, Jasvinder was 15 when she ran away from home to escape a forced marriage to a much older man she'd never met. She had to move constantly, ever wary of being tracked down for betraying her family's honour.

ISBN: 0340924616 (pbk.) 9780340924617 (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sanghera, Jasvinder.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women's shelters--England--Biography.
Women in charitable work--England--Biography.
Asians--England--Biography.
Abused wives--England--Biography.
Arranged marriage--England--Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 923.6 362.8292

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