Sold Contributor(s): Muhsen, Zana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0751543985 ISBN-13: 9780751543988 Publisher: Little Brown and Co. (UK) OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2010484561 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Arab World - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |