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Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family.
When 14 -year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what?
Placed in the home of experienced foster carer Cathy and her family, Zeena gradually settles into her new life, but misses her little brothers and sisters terribly. Prevented from having any contact with them by her family who insist she has brought shame and dishonour on the whole community, Zeena tries to see them at school. But when her father and uncle find out, they bundle her into a car and threaten to set fire to her if she makes anymore trouble. Zeena is too frightened to press charges against them despite being offered police protection in a safe house.
Eventually, Cathy discovers the devastating truth from Zeena, and with devastation she believes there is little she can do to help her.
© 2014 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780007595679
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Luisterboek: 25 september 2014
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4.6
Biografieën
Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family.
When 14 -year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what?
Placed in the home of experienced foster carer Cathy and her family, Zeena gradually settles into her new life, but misses her little brothers and sisters terribly. Prevented from having any contact with them by her family who insist she has brought shame and dishonour on the whole community, Zeena tries to see them at school. But when her father and uncle find out, they bundle her into a car and threaten to set fire to her if she makes anymore trouble. Zeena is too frightened to press charges against them despite being offered police protection in a safe house.
Eventually, Cathy discovers the devastating truth from Zeena, and with devastation she believes there is little she can do to help her.
© 2014 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780007595679
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 25 september 2014
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Pi
27 mrt 2022
The book was a page turner. I really enjoyed it. The story is lovely.On a few occasions I got annoyed with Cathy’s ignorance. When taking a child from a different culture, it might be good to research the family values and cultural expectations of women. So don’t act so shocked when abused kids do something unusual for you, do not say it’s wrong and stop using the weather as an excuse to change uncomfortable subjects. Also, the judgement about having sex at 14 was unnecessary.
Gisella
30 jul 2022
Pffff wat een verhaal zeg. Ik weet dat er kindbruiden zijn maar dit verhaal is echt te erg voor woorden.
Desiree
17 dec 2022
5 Stars... Again....
Lily
3 apr 2017
Een prachtig maar schokkend boek.
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