Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera

Shame: The bestselling true
story of a girl’s struggle to survive by Jasvinder Sanghera
When she was fourteen, Jasvinder Sanghera was shown a photo of the man
chosen to be her husband. She was terrified. She’d witnessed the torment her
sisters endured in their arranged marriages, so she ran away from home,
grief-stricken when her parents disowned her. Shame is the heart-rending true
story of a young girl’s attempt to escape from a cruel, claustrophobic world
where family honour mattered more than anything – sometimes more than life
itself. Jasvinder’s story is one of terrible oppression, a harrowing struggle
against a punitive code of honour – and, finally, triumph over adversity.