"Daughters of Shame" is a powerful and poignant memoir written by Jasvinder Sanghera, a British author and activist. Published in 2007, the book reveals the painful and harrowing personal experiences of the author as she navigates the complex and often dangerous landscape of family honor, cultural expectations, and the oppressive customs of forced marriage and honor-based violence within her Sikh family.
Daughters of Shame is a memoir that chronicles Jasvinder Sanghera's own experiences of growing up in a traditional Sikh family in the United Kingdom, where she was pressured to conform to rigid cultural and gender expectations. The book focuses on issues such as forced marriages, domestic abuse, and the loss of personal freedom, particularly for women in some South Asian communities.