- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Orion; 1st edition edition (25 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575064951
- ISBN-13: 978-0575064959
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 444,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jack and Zena loved each other, but Zena was a Muslim, whose family believed in arranged marriage. This is the true story of their flight and search for happiness, in the face of indifference from the police, DSS and Victim Support and the murderous threat of a bounty hunter.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first read this book as a talking book as I am partially sighted. I thought it was such a shochig inditment of parts of our society that I bought the book for my wife. I gasped so many times and bristled with anger at the treatment of the couple both in the Pakistani and ethnic British community. I just hope it has changed a little since it was written.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Review of Jack & Zena - by Jack & Zena Briggs published by Victor Gollancz # - ISBN # 0-575-064959
Conversational style makes this book easy to read. It is a shocking account of intolerance extreme racism under the guise of religious culture. This true story happens right under our noses in England. It describes abuse of society's tolerance by the immigrant community directed against their own daughter who happens to love someone outside their culture. The machinery of government, law enforcement, and social support totally fails Jack and Zena. If the majority host community acted this way they would be condemned, hauled before the courts and thrown in the slammer. "Jack & Zena" shows that racism cuts both ways, but, our Politically Correct system only safeguards one way.
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Jack & Zena
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If you don't believe in love at first sight this book just might change your mind! Zena and Jack truelly believe they were made for eachother despite the fact they come from very different backgrounds. After reading their story I also believe that they were made for eachother.
This is the first time I have ever read about an asian woman dating outside of her race. I have never even seen an asian woman with a white or black man despite the fact that I live in an asian community, and I had never really thought about it until reading this. It's true it's just not accepted. An asian man can date outside of his race, and I have seen this. The women usually denounce their religion and become muslim, but this would never be accepted from a white or black male westerner wishing to marry a muslim woman.
The asian women in my neighborhood cover their hair, never go to the public pool with their children, and generally stay in the house. It's a sad life really. When I do get to talk to them they always act nervous and in a hurry, so when I read stories like this it makes me worry for them.
One little girl my daughter plays with was laughing one day and when I asked her what was so funny she said that one of those muslim men was beating his wife up. I told her it's not funny and that if she ever sees it again to go call the police. It's things like this that make it hard for me not to worry about these women.
There is good and bad in every group, and there are some really nice (also nice looking, lol) asian men here in my neighborhood. I don't want to come off as I think every muslim man is an abusive pig and all muslim women are victims because that's not true at all. Even muslim men can be the victims of honour crimes. It's a terrifying culteral practice that the asian community needs to bring to an end. They shouldn't be judging eachother so much and they should be more open to letting their children choose who they love and want to marry.
This is the first time I have ever read about an asian woman dating outside of her race. I have never even seen an asian woman with a white or black man despite the fact that I live in an asian community, and I had never really thought about it until reading this. It's true it's just not accepted. An asian man can date outside of his race, and I have seen this. The women usually denounce their religion and become muslim, but this would never be accepted from a white or black male westerner wishing to marry a muslim woman.
The asian women in my neighborhood cover their hair, never go to the public pool with their children, and generally stay in the house. It's a sad life really. When I do get to talk to them they always act nervous and in a hurry, so when I read stories like this it makes me worry for them.
One little girl my daughter plays with was laughing one day and when I asked her what was so funny she said that one of those muslim men was beating his wife up. I told her it's not funny and that if she ever sees it again to go call the police. It's things like this that make it hard for me not to worry about these women.
There is good and bad in every group, and there are some really nice (also nice looking, lol) asian men here in my neighborhood. I don't want to come off as I think every muslim man is an abusive pig and all muslim women are victims because that's not true at all. Even muslim men can be the victims of honour crimes. It's a terrifying culteral practice that the asian community needs to bring to an end. They shouldn't be judging eachother so much and they should be more open to letting their children choose who they love and want to marry.
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