GOV.UK
The official Government page describes But It’s Not Fair as useful reading for school children and teachers.
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Book facts
At a glance
- Title
- But It’s Not Fair
- Author
- Aneeta Prem MBE
- Edition
- Third edition
- ISBN
- 978-0-9569751-3-3
- Subject
- Forced marriage, friendship, consent and safe help
- Audience
- Young people, families, schools and safeguarding professionals
Author biography
Aneeta Prem MBE
Aneeta Prem is a British novelist, human-rights campaigner, magistrate and founder of Freedom Charity. She wrote But It’s Not Fair to help young people recognise forced marriage, support a friend and seek help safely.
Freedom Charity reports that more than 100,000 copies of But It’s Not Fair and Cut Flowers have been donated to children, schools and educational settings.
Independent recognition
Official and educational references
PSHE Association
The PSHE Association identifies Freedom Charity’s novels as resources that can be used with its forced marriage and FGM lesson packs for Key Stages 3 and 4.
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“It could be the most important book a teenager ever reads; if you want to be a good friend, start it now.”
Rosamund Urwin
Media assets
Images and enquiries
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Editorial propositions
Interview, festival and rights themes
Storytelling and prevention
Why fiction can reveal hidden abuse, what friends notice before institutions do, and how stories help readers discuss coercion without exploiting victims.
Publishing and adaptation
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