Many thanks to NetGalley, Harper Collins Harper Via for gifting me a copy of the new novel by Lisa Harding - 4.5 stars!
Nico is beautiful, bright, at the top of her class and barely a teenager when her father sells her off to a man who promises her family that he will take care of her. Sammy is a streetwise teenager who can't tolerate life at home any longer due to a neglectful, alcoholic, abusive mother and a father who's barely there and doesn't believe how bad her home life is. These two young women's lives intersect at a brothel, where they are forced into a horrid existence.
This is a dark, disturbing look into human trafficking. Both of these girls had families that failed them, a support system that collapsed, and had all hope and dignity taken away from them. But they managed to form a vital friendship that kept them going. This is such a sad look at a society that looks the other way and at men who can take such advantage of children. The statistics of trafficking are appalling - this is a stark look at its very human consequences.
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