Women discrimination is still rampant in many third world countries and Pakistan isn't an exception. In Pakistan the men far outnumber the women and many of them have an extremely prejudiced view of women, viewing them as objects of sexual pleasure and money bags for the family. In 'Disgraced', a strong Pakistani woman weaves her story of anguish wnich would chill you to the bones.
Brought up in a violent Muslim household in England, where family honour is all, Saira is watched 24 hours a day. When her innocent friendship with a boy is uncovered at the young age of 17, 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 through the moniker of 'escort services'.
This book 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. The terrors described by herself were so terrifying, no woman should ever have to endure such physical and emotional trauma. A heart-wrenching read, 'Disgraced' will open your eyes to a whole new world of pain and suffering endured by women outside the circle of safety.
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