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Book ID Asin: 0340943491
Book Title: Unbroken Spirit: A true story of a girl's struggle to escape from abuse: The true story of a girl's struggle to break free
Book Author: Ferzanna Riley
Book Format and Price:
Book Format Name: Hardcover
Book Format Price: $8.59
Book Format Name: Paperback
Book Format Price: $21.92
Book Price: $21.92
Book Category: Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Community & Culture and unknown
Book Rating: 24 ratings

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Name: Sabrina Rutter
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Unbroken Spirit
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 24, 2010
Review: Ferzanna Riley being born muslim was already going to have a very trying life, add an abusive father, and the fact that her mother neglected to teach her about her religion and cultural expectations and it becomes even more difficult.My heart really goes out to this woman for all of the unnecessary suffering she had to endure. She could have been a muslim parents pride and joy had she had the right guidance.
Ferzanna always expected she would have an arranged marriage and had no problem going along with that. Her only problem was at the time she should have been in the asian marriage market her father had no dowry prepared for her, nor did her mother spread the word. So at twenty four Ferzanna was considered a spinster according to her Pakistani culture.
Living in her own apartment with her younger sister five hours away from the family home didn't make her parents to happy at all so her mother tricked the girls into going to Pakistan. What was supposed to be a two week trip turned into a fourteen week mightmare for Ferzanna and her sister. They knew they were totally at their parents mercy in Pakistan. If her parents wanted to they could easily kill their daughters and tell anyone who asked that the girls were simply married away.
As an American woman I can't relate to anything, even pride being more important than my daughter. I love nothing more than I love my children. I don't mean to offend anyone but the muslim faith reminds me of the mormons who believe in polygamy and live in secluded areas of the US. It seems very cultish to me when parents are willing to force their children into marriages to complete strangers, and willing to kill them in the name of honor. I'm not against arranged marriage, I just believe that if the daughter feels that she doesn't want to marry the man her parents choose they should keep looking.
I know everyone says that honor killings are not of the islamic faith, but this is clearly a muslim crime.

Name: Sarah Ward
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: excellent read
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 18, 2013
Review: I really enjoy biographies / memoirs, I am guilty of purchasing a stack and if one doesn't hold my attention, then it's on to the next!

This book not only grabbed my attention but held it to the point that I couldn't put it down, it's not your standard book of this type, Ferzanna tells her story really well, it flows and she provides background so you understand what she is talking about, the story does not dwell on the negative at all, I really enjoyed reading and understanding her story.

Highly recommend

Name: Asha Patel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved it
Date: Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2013
Review: This book is so insightful and interesting. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading and learning aboout different cultures.Great book.

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