Sold: One woman's true account of modern slavery: Story of Modern-day Slavery - Hardcover

Muhsen, Zana; Crofts, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316909564 ISBN 13: 9780316909563

Publisher: Little, Brown, 1994

Synopsis

Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls, frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old women in attendance. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana succeeded in escaping, but her sister is still there, and it seems likely that she will now never leave the country where she has spent more than half her life. This is an updated edition of Zana's account of her experiences.

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Review:

This is a fascinating story. (SOUTH WALES ECHO)

Book Description:

A moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0316909564
• ISBN 13: 9780316909563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256