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# Shamed: The Honour Killing That Shocked Britain - by the Sister Who Fought for Justice

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very powerful book
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023*

It’s an emotionally hard read, and it is very much worth the read. The book is written in a very thoughtful way.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very Powerful Book, But The Sister Wasn't The One Fighting
  

*by B***Z on Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2014*

I downloaded this book onto my Kindle because I love stories about different cultures and their practices - even if they are outdated, not widely practiced, or horribly tragic, like the one in this book turned out to be.  This is a true story written by Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, (you can even google her and the investigation that took place) a Punjabi woman who was raised in London, England - at least part of the times.  Her parents were traditional Sikhs (a peaceful religion) who were scared that they would lose their daughter over to the European culture of jeans, short skirts, dating, not being able to speak her (parents') native tongue, etc.  She is the first daughter of six, first child of seven.  They are exceptionally strict with her.  They even send her to Punjab (in India) for two years for what can only be equated to "Marriage Training" - learning to cook, clean, serve, etc...  She tries to put off her inevitable arranged marriage and succeeds for some time by getting a job.  When she sees her parents losing their patience with her, she agrees and relents to a marriage.At first, it seems she is very in love with her husband.  It is her mother-in-law, who lives in the same house (this arrangement is common in Indian families), who creates divisions within the family.  For one thing, she expects both her sons (Sarbjit married the younger son) to be subservient to her - it's her will first.  They drop everything and leave and come running when their mother calls.  Sarbjit tries to wean her husband off his mother with gentle prodding, but realizes the expectations from his mother have been too deeply engrained.  Over the course of the book, they go through many highs and lows.  As for the daughter-in-laws, the mother expects them to always be covered head to toe, be ready to cook for her and her friends even if they arrive last minute, and basically act like her personal hand servant.The title of this book is a little misleading.  First off, Sarbjit didn't fight for her sister, but rather her sister-in-law (her husband's brother's wife).  Her SIL is outgoing, young in age, vibrant, whereas her BIL is always scheming and drinking.  Her SIL cannot deal with the restrictions imposed by the MIL.  The MIL feels that her older daughter in law is threatening her integrity.  She has a family meeting, minus the older daughter in law, and in so many words says that she is going to have her older DIL killed.The other way I feel the title is misleading is that Sarbjit didn't do much fighting.  When those around her realized something is wrong (Those in her birth family, not family by marriage), they take action to find out what is wrong.  When she tells them that her SIL was purposefully killed off and she's scared for her life, they do everything in their power to help her.  Instead, she chooses to go back to a house where she faces fear, violence, and threats every day of her life.  It takes her something like 7 years to get the police actively involved, which only happens because of a ruse her parents create: saying they want their daughter to visit but really having a police inspector waiting, leaving her no choice but to tell her story...7 YEARS LATER.  She did do passive things like make an anonymous phone call and write an anonymous letter and mail it to the police station saying an international murder is about to occur (as the actual murder occurred when the mother sent her daughter-in-law to India).  However, I think even she knew those efforts were weak.What DID take courage and strength was to testify against her entire family (by marriage).  I'm sure that she still fears that they may send hitmen after her the way they did with her sister-in-law.  Sarbjit was presented overall as a weak, scared, fledgling character.  But then again, I don't have any experience with Domestic Violence, so I'm sure all that brainwashing over the years really got to her.  I'm glad she finally did the right thing.This is a book that is definitely worth picking up.  When we think honor killings, we think of fathers killing their daughters in the Middle East for having a boyfriend.  This honor killing was planned and enacted smack dab in the middle of London, England!!!  This book is worth reading just to see how completely different religions and lifestyles coincide within one big Metropolitan city - from ultra conservative to liberal.  This is NOT the side of London you see or hear about when reading about Buckingham Palace or London Fashion week!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Eye opening
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018*

Eye opening- living in a multicultural era and truly international city, I am familiar with the use of words like ‘honour’ and  ‘shame’ to control the female species, not only in Sikhism but also Islam.  ‘Sarb’ is absolutely correct in her analysis, it’s not the religion but the human behind the interpretation of the religion, the human that uses his or her religion to carry out truly evil deeds usually originating from jealousy, envy, greed or a false sense of pride.  I wish this book could be recommended reading at high school, to educate the future generations.

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