Disgraced: Forced to Marry a Stranger, Betrayed by My Own Family, Sold My Body to Survive, This is My Story - Softcover

Ahmed & Andrew Crofts, Saira

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755318188 ISBN 13: 9780755318186

Publisher: Headline Review, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Review
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0755318188
• ISBN 13: 9780755318186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320