Friday, December 29, 2006

Patricia McCormick: Sold

Unbelievable. Written by the author of Cut, this is a series of vignettes from the perspective of a Nepalese girl who is sold at 13 and forced to work in a brothel. McCormick actually traveled to India and saw these brothels and spoke to some of the young women who were lucky to escape/be freed as she researched for this text--which makes it all the more heart-wrenching and emotional.
A really amazing and moving read--the imagery and details McCormick uses allow a topic foreign to most readers a more intimate relationship with those who delve into this text.
I bought it today & finished it today!