Married by Force

作者 Leila著
出版社 Little Brown UK via LBS
出版时间 2007年5月
ISBN 9780749951368
定价 120.00

内容简介

Adevastatingfirst-handtestimonyexposingthecruelandwidespreadpracticeofforcedmarriage"Iwastwentyyearsoldanddreamedofmarryingforlove."LeilawasbornandbroughtupinFrancebyMoroccan-bornparents.Herromanticdreamswereshatteredwhenshewasforcedbyherfathertomarryamanshe'dnevermet,15yearsolderthanher,andwhoselanguageshecouldn'tunderstand.Thehusbandshedidn'tlovebeatherregularlyinanattempttoforceherintosubmission.But,withextraordinarycourage,Leilafoughtbackagainsttheweightoffamilytraditiontoregainherlibertyanddignity;andthoughitputherlifeindanger,she...

作者简介

Leilaisnow29yearsold,andliveswithheryoungsoninParis.Shespeaksoutfrequentlyinthemediaagainsttheevilsofforcedmarriage;butstillprefersnottorevealhersurname.ThebookwasfirstpublishedinFrance,whereitcausedastormofcontroversy.

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