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| Original Title: | Belonging |
| ISBN: | 0719564603 (ISBN13: 9780719564604) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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| Title | : | Belonging |
| Author | : | Sameem Ali |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | March 6th 2008 by John Murray Publishers Ltd (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography |
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Abandoned by her parents, Sameem Ali spent six and a half years growing up in a children's home. When she was told that her family wanted to take her back she couldn't wait to start her new life with them. Instead, she returned to a dirty house where she was subjected to endless chores. Her mother began to beat her and her unhappiness drove her to self-harm. So Sameem was excited when she boarded a plane with her mother to visit Pakistan for the first time. It was only after they arrived in her family's village that she realised she wasn't there on holiday.
Aged just thirteen, Sameem was forced to marry a complete stranger. When pregnant, two months later, she was made to return to Glasgow where she suffered further abuse from her family.
After finding true love, Sameem fled the violence at home and escaped to Manchester with her young son. She believed she had put her horrific experiences behind her, but was unprepared for the consequences of violating her family's honour . . . Belonging is the shocking true story of Sameem's struggle to break free from her past and fight back against her upbringing.
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Ratings: 4.18 From 494 Users | 52 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books Belonging
This is such a sad story! It's heartbreaking to read what Sameem went through in her life! Gxd bless her.What a sad true story, about Sameem who began life living ain a childrens home till the age of 7ys. Until her mother who had only visited her a few times decided she wanted her home. This is a terrible story of abuse she suffered and being slave almost to her family cooking cleaning and being physically hit for no reasons. At the age of 13 her mother took her to Pakistan where Sameem thought she had finally gained her mothers approval only to find she was there to be married to a man she did not
It was indeed a very inspirational and an eye opener for me. I feel for Sameem for having lost her childhood days. Every time I read about her and what was done to her I tend to look at my daughter and myself and how we spent our childhood and now at 17 she is still young playful compared to Sameem who had to struggle not only with housework and all but motherhood! Its really very sad to read such things do happen to girls and I really hope and the thoughts and culture would fade away soon with
What a sad true story, about Sameem who began life living ain a childrens home till the age of 7ys. Until her mother who had only visited her a few times decided she wanted her home. This is a terrible story of abuse she suffered and being slave almost to her family cooking cleaning and being physically hit for no reasons. At the age of 13 her mother took her to Pakistan where Sameem thought she had finally gained her mothers approval only to find she was there to be married to a man she did not
This was a thought provoking story. It is very sad that this sort of stuff still happens in todays time. Just can't imagine going through something such as this.
I don't know how to rate this book because if we are looking at the technicalities, it falls square at a 1-1.5 star rating.Let me explain.So, this story follows the life of the author, Sameem, as she grapples with her hard life living with her weird ass family as she tries to defy them? I don't know what she tries to do. She talks about standing up to them but you never really see that happen anywhere in the book and you just kinda get annoyed because why the hell would you say you would but
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