Broken Chains

By Emiliya Ahmadova

Born a bastard and stigmatized by Muslim society, Silvana seeks refuge in a foreign country. Eventually, she falls into the arms of a man who she perceives as loving and relatively harmless. Yet after a while, she finds that he has lured her into a trap of discord and disagreement, without an escape from this nightmare world of domestic violence. Thoughts of death born from her misery rest on the sharp edge of the knife in her hands.
"Broken Chains” is a 2017 Readers' Favorite and Bookvana Awards Finalist in the ‘Fiction – Inspirational’ genre

• Language: English
• Publisher: Women's Voice Publishing House
• Release date: Feb 3, 2017
• ISBN: 9780998686707

Emiliya Ahmadova

Emiliya Ahmadova was born in the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. When she was just nine years old, she developed a passion for reading, literature, poetry, and foreign languages. In high school, she participated in and won many poetry competitions. Starting at the age of ten, she began writing poems and short stories in Russian.   Emiliya has diplomas in business management as well as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in human resources management. She also has international diplomas in the advanced study of the theory and practice of management, administration, business management, communication, hotel operations management, office management and administration, and professional English from the Cambridge International College, in addition to a certificate in novel writing. Emiliya speaks four languages (Azeri, Russian, English, and some Turkish), but her native language is Azeri. Because of her love for humanity and children, she has started volunteering in a local school and in 2011 became a Cub Scout leader and won a trophy as the first female parent leader. Emiliya likes being around people, adores travel, enjoys playing soccer, and relishes in helping other people.

Reviews for Broken Chains

[sheiladeeth_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Emiliya Ahmadova’s Broken Chains is a dark tale of misguided choices, set it Azerbaijan, Kenya and Canada. The locations are evocative and well-described, and the errors of judgement seem all too real, as Esmira starts the story, falling for the wrong man, repeating her mother’s mistakes.A seemingly cold-hearted mother drives a daughter to the arms of a seemingly-warm but untrustworthy man. A seemingly wise attempt at providing a father results in a back-street marriage presided over by a shady Imam. Children ensue, and a daughter tries, again, to avoid her mother’s choices. So the cycle repeats.Broken Chains draws readers into the cycle of helpless acceptance, then moves forward to release. It’s a dark read, sometimes awkwardly phrased in translation, and heavy with internal thoughts and explanation. But it’s also hopeful. And it’s truly intriguing for its presentation of different cultures.Disclosure: I was given a free ecopy and I offer my honest review.