Abstract
Book Review of: Zafar, Samra (with Meg Masters) (2019). A Good Wife: Escaping the Life I Never Chose
Highlights
The book “A Good Wife,” is a memoir about Samra Zafar’s experience of surviving an abusive marriage
This book describes the ways in which Zafar was a victim of emotional and physical abuse for nearly a decade, and explains how she was able to escape her abusive marriage, which was primarily through her education at the University of Toronto
For Zafar, education played a central role in her escaping her marriage as it was how she was initially introduced to the word abuse, and how the cycle of abuse operates. She was involved in an arranged marriage, Zafar mentions that “victims and abusers come from all cultures, all races, all religions, all socio-economic backgrounds and all walks of life (p. 326)
Summary
The book “A Good Wife,” is a memoir about Samra Zafar’s experience of surviving an abusive marriage. This book describes the ways in which Zafar was a victim of emotional and physical abuse for nearly a decade, and explains how she was able to escape her abusive marriage, which was primarily through her education at the University of Toronto. She was involved in an arranged marriage, Zafar mentions that “victims and abusers come from all cultures, all races, all religions, all socio-economic backgrounds and all walks of life
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