Burned alive the shocking, true story of one woman's escape from an 'honour' killing
When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her village, as in so many others, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her punishment. One morning while Souad was w...
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Bantam
2004
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Add Tag | Summary: | When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her village, as in so many others, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he crept up on her, poured petrol over her and set her alight. |
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| Physical Description: | 333 pages 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780553816303 0553816306 (pbk.) |
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