Worth, Bharti Dhir
Worth, Bharti Dhir
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Worth
An Inspiring True Story of Abandonment, Exile, Inner Strength and Belonging

Author: Bharti Dhir

Narrator: Sheila Atim

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hay House UK

Published: 03/09/2021

Synopsis

A powerful memoir of overcoming adversity that will inspire you to find strength from within and shape your own destiny.Bharti Dhir faced many challenges in her childhood that could have broken her. As a baby, she was abandoned at a roadside in the Ugandan heat, and miraculously found by a passerby. By divine guidance, Bharti's adoptive mother was led to her hospital cot and welcomed Bharti into their Punjabi-Sikh family. Despite experiencing sexism and racism as an Asian-African girl, and developing an incurable skin condition, Bharti found hope through the fear and prejudice.Then, in 1972 when Idi Amin expelled Asians from Uganda, Bharti's family were forced to flee to the UK. She remembers the horrific moment when her adoptive mother was ordered, at gunpoint, to abandon Bharti because of the colour of her skin. With incredible courage, she refused, risking their lives to protect Bharti as her own.Throughout her struggles, Bharti retained faith in a divine power within all of us that gives us strength, protects us and loves us unconditionally. Years later, now a social worker specializing in child protection, Bharti lives in the UK with an adopted daughter of her own and has found her true purpose and sense of self-worth.

About The Author

Bharti Dhir is a writer and a qualified social worker specializing in child protection. She was born in Uganda and adopted by an Asian family at a time when adoption was taboo; the family later fled the country after the expulsion of Asians in 1972. Bharti now lives in Reading, UK, with her adopted daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on April 08, 2021

Six years ago I was living in UK and I had two main impressions about the country: 1) the whole world is there which is no wonder keeping in mind that the country had invaded half of the world over the times and 2) it's the land of opportunities. The second impression encouraged me to start offering......more

Goodreads review by Claire on April 29, 2021

Diverse Wisdom Initiative This book came into being due to the Diverse Wisdom Initiative at Hay House, a proactive measure inspired by the work of Jessica Huie to seek out authors that don't fit what they recognised was a stereotypical mould of who their published authors tend to be. It doesn't requi......more

Goodreads review by Jill on August 16, 2021

An incredible story of a girl/woman who beat the odds. Born to a woman who abandoned her on the side of the road, Bharti was destined to a life of misery until she was adopted by an Indian family who loved and cared for her. Illness, loss, upheaval, and bullying took their toll at times, but through......more

Goodreads review by Vanisha on September 16, 2021

My family are also exiled Ugandan Asians and I’m mixed race so it was great to read the words of someone who really understands such similar experiences. Life in the UK hasn’t always been so great for us all. Similarly, I studied criminology with law modules and found a career in charity work. I hav......more

Goodreads review by Kate Peirce on June 15, 2021

What an honour to be allowed a glimpse into Bhartis life and all that she has faced along the way. I have always admired her as a colleague as her work is exemplary and now admire her all the more. How wonderful she is for choosing and working well to make the lives of so many children better as a r......more

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Life can often be more dramatic than fiction. The author endured much, survived and emerged with understanding, articulacy and strength. A remarkable testimony to the human spirit. - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, writer, broadcaster and academic

Beautifully written and utterly compelling, Bharti Dhir's Worth inspires you to reach deep into your core to access the layer of strength, faith and hope which is available to us all - irrespective of challenge. This masterpiece of a book is essential reading and testament to the divine support available to us if we will only ask for it. - Jessica Huie MBE, author of Purpose

Bharti Dhir shares her gripping and inspiring life story in this beautiful book that shows the reader what true self-worth looks like. Her journey from being an unwanted and abandoned child with life threatening illnesses to finding her place in the world is extraordinary. Seeing how she not only overcame her many trials and tribulations, but thrived and made it her mission to serve others, especially struggling children, is a testament to love and the human spirit. - Yamile Yemoonyah, author of The Seven Types of Spirit Guide

A truly touching and honest portrayal. Abandoned at birth, this memoir by a courageous woman is a powerful depiction of adoption, upheaval, displacement, trauma and life's possibilities. Through a tapestry of experiences and emotions, Bharti Dhir connects with her reader with depth and conviction. - Professor Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway University of London

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