I only wish it was a historical document, not a portrait of a world we have all helped to create. ‘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.
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?ĭeceptively simple, eloquent, and shocking - this is a story you will never forget. Patricia McCormick is a two-time National Book Award Finalist whose books include 'Cut,' 'SOLD,' 'Never Fall Down,' and the young readers edition of 'I am Malala.' SOLD, based on McCormick's research in the brothels of India, has been made into a feature film. This new world becomes a nightmare from which there is no escape. She arrives at ‘Happiness House' full of hope, but soon learns the unthinkable truth - she has been sold into prostitution. When the monsoons wreck their crops yet again, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. Lakshmi's family is desperately poor, but village life in the mountains of Nepal has its share of pleasures.
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