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17| O akville B eaver | T hursday,S eptem ber 13,2018 insidehalton.com ReadersSurvey CONTEST No purchase necessary. Skill testing question required. One (1) entry per person. The Contest is open to residents of Ontario who have attained the age of 18 as at the start of the Contest Period and have not previously completed the Metroland Readers Survey. Draw will be held at 1:00 pm ET on November 16, 2018. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. There are six (6) prizes available to be won, one (1) $5,000 grand prize, two (2) prizes of $1,000, and three (3) prizes of $500. Contest Period opens at 9:00 am ET August 13, 2018 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on September 30, 2018. For information on how to enter and complete contest rules visit www.pulseresearch.com/metroland. Visit:pulseresearch.com/metrolandtoenter. Participateinour surveyforachanceto $5,000 tobewon! WIN! grandprizeof It's a true-life tale that - when told in its entirety - should come with a dis- claimer. WARNING: Story con-WARNING: Story con-W tains graphic, disturbing content. For well over a decade, Kamal Dhillon endured a life unimaginably horri- ble. Torture, abuse and manipulation became commonplace - reaped up- on her by, of all people, her husband. This following an ar- ranged marriage into an influential and wealthy family, to a man who ini-family, to a man who ini-f tially seemed like an ideal mate but proved to be a monster. Repeated attempts for help from her family were met with utter disdain. "You are married to him for life," her father told her.for life," her father told her.f "And he saw my tears and he said, 'But I'll come get you one day. I'll come for your body."for your body."f The South Asian wom- an's seemingly-endless journey to save not only herself but her four chil- dren is now chronicled in her two books Black & Blue Sari and KAMAL, Survi- vor to Thrive! Having shared her har- rowing 12-and-a-half year ordeal with a wide variety of audiences - including members of the justice sys- tem, health-care profes- sionals, educators and po- lice forces - Dhillon will now do so at a Halton Wom- en's Place event at Oakville Public Library (120 Navy St.). It's set for Sept. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at www.haltonwomen- splace.com/events. With files from Veronica Appia TORTURE AND TRIUMPH Kamal Dhillon is the author of two books, Black & Blue Sari and I am Kamal: Survivor to Thriver. Kamal Dhillon/photo NEWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR KAMAL DHILLON TO SPEAK AT HALTON WOMEN'S PLACE EVENT SEPT. 27