ISBN: 1741751055

Broché, [EAN: 9781741751055], Book, Lakshmi's family is desperately poor, but village life in the mountains of Nepal has its share of pleasures. When the monsoons wreck their crops yet ag… More...

Broché, [EAN: 9781741751055], Book, Lakshmi's family is desperately poor, but village life in the mountains of Nepal has its share of pleasures. When the monsoons wreck their crops yet again, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. She arrives at 'Happiness House' full of hope, but soon learns the unthinkable truth - she has been sold into prostitution...This new world becomes a nightmare from which there is no escape. But, very gradually, Lakshmi makes friends with others in the house, and gathers her courage, until the day she has to face the hardest decision of all: will she risk everything to reclaim her life? ..Deceptively simple, eloquent, and shocking - this is a story you will never forget...'A phenomenal book, a punch in the gut...It drew me in from the first page, even though I wanted to turn away...McCormick has taken a difficult, distasteful subject and written something readable and compassionate without shying away from the truths of the matter. I only wish it was a historical document, not a portrait of a world we have all helped to create.' ..Deborah Ellis, author of the Parvana series, 301130, Thèmes, 689215031, Actu, Politique et Société, 4237308031, Adolescents, 301144, Art, Musique et Cinéma, 301133, Bandes dessinées, 293136011, Beaux livres, 8434456031, Calendriers et Agendas, 302050, Cuisine et Vins, 301147, Dictionnaires, langues et encyclopédies, 301985, Droit, 301135, Entreprise et Bourse, 573312, Érotisme, 3961911, Etudes supérieures, 301142, Famille et bien-être, 301138, Fantasy et Terreur, 689214031, Histoire, 302009, Humour, 301131, Informatique et Internet, 301137, Livres pour enfants, 355635011, Loisirs créatifs, décoration et bricolage, 302004, Manga, 355636011, Nature et animaux, 301997, Religions et Spiritualités, 302042, Romance et littérature sentimentale, 301132, Romans et littérature, 301134, Romans policiers et polars, 12641896031, Santé, Forme et Diététique, 1381962031, Science-Fiction, 301141, Sciences, Techniques et Médecine, 301139, Sciences humaines, 301146, Scolaire et Parascolaire, 301143, Sports et passions, 302051, Tourisme et Voyages, 301061, Livres, [PU: Allen & Unwin]<