Secrets of the Henna Girl

Secrets of the Henna Girl

by Sufiya Ahmed
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/03/2012

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Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good . . .


Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results . . . and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.


Except her parents have other plans.


In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her future is threatened by an unthinkable - and forced - duty to protect her father's honour.


But does she hold the secrets that will help her escape?


** Sufiya Ahmed's stunning debut teenage book explores the illegal practice of forced marriage in Britain.

** 10 million under 18s in the world become child brides every year.

** The UK government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) receives over 1,700 calls from at-risk annually. Up to 15% of victims of forced marriage are male.

ISBN:
9780141971391
9780141971391
Category:
Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-03-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Sufiya Ahmed

Sufiya Ahmedwas born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author.

In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children. She wrote this book about a kind-hearted bandari and a silly old magarmach after listening to her mother's tales about the Indian jungle.

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