A Prisoner Within

von Nandana Zubair

102 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

I was raised to believe a woman is defined by the men in her life: the father who shelters her, the brother who overshadows her, the husband who is meant to complete her. I was told a woman is nothing on her own, that her value is measured by how well she fulfils assigned roles, how much she endures, and how deeply she sacrifices.I believed it. I carried it like a second skin through childhood, adolescence, and the years leading up to marriage. And when this belief collapsed, I was left with the most terrifying question: Who am I on my own?It didn't come easily. It was buried beneath years of conditioning, whispers telling me to be quiet, to endure, to not ask for more. But silence doesn't protect you; it makes it easier for others to diminish you, to shape you into something small and manageable.A woman can endure only so much before she realises endurance is not strength, but survival. And survival is not the same as living.A bad marriage doesn't only break your heart; it breaks your sense of self. It makes you question your worth, your voice, your right to exist beyond someone's shadow. And when a man refuses to stand up for you, he is silently telling you that you are not worth the fight.Over time, I began to understand that identity is not something granted by others, but something reclaimed. Piece by piece, I started unlearning the voices that told me to shrink, and relearning the quiet power of choosing myself, even when it felt unfamiliar and unsteady, even when it cost everything.But I was worth the fight.I am Aeiza, and this is a story of being told I was insignificant and learning that I never was.

• Reihe: FriesenPress
• ISBN: 9781038346094
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.06.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: FriesenPress