Sarbjit Kaur Athwal
with Jeff Hudson
Shamed
The honour killing that shocked Britain – by the sister who fought for justice
Virgin Books (June 2013)
27-year-old Surjit Athwal was lured by her husband to a wedding in India, where she was murdered and her body thrown into a river. Surjit’s sister-in-law, Sarbjit Athwal, had been present at the family meeting in London, at which her mother-in-law pronounced a death sentence on the absent Surjit, for bringing dishonour to them. Risking the same fate, Sarbjit covertly sought justice for nine years, finally securing long custodial sentences for Surjit’s mother-in-law and her husband. Speaking publicly for the first time, this brave woman exposes the full extent and extreme injustices of forced marriages and honour killings in Britain today.
Kim Noble is an accomplished artist and the mother of 14-year-old Aimee. There’s just one problem. To all extents and purposes, Kim Noble does not exist. Kim’s mind had fragmented as a result of repeated and horrific abuse before her third birthday. Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), her body plays host to 20 or more different personalities, each of whom paints in a completely different style. Kim’s memoir takes us into her world of multiple realities, which is by turns shocking, funny and inspiring. A top 10 bestseller.