Her family is reliant on their crops to survive. Synopsis: In a small, remote and poverty-stricken village in Nepal lives Lakshmi, a thirteen-year-old girl whose husband has already been arranged for her when she reaches the appropriate age.
If she can endure the pain, humiliation, and hurt of the brothel, she will survive, but at what cost? With human trafficking being a large problem and issue in the world today, Lakshmi's journey was magnificently told and should be read by all teens and adults. Lakshmi follows her mother's advice in this man's world: to endure is to triumph. We ride Lakshmi's emotional roller coaster, which has stops at anger, sadness, and finally, nothing. Not knowing that she has been sold, Lakshmi is naively transported from her village in Nepal to a brothel in India where she is repeatedly used by men and tormented by the brothel's madam. Lakshmi is sold into human trafficking by her debt-ridden stepfather. A story about human trafficking is one I have never heard before, but one that needs to be told.
The prose was beautifully told in verse, making it a quick read. The ending, however, leaves the reader wanting further insight and explanation of how these immoral establishments are dealt with and the rescue of the girls trapped in them.Įven though this book addresses a topic that is hard to read about, "Sold" is one of the best books I have read in awhile. Following Lakshmi as she finds ways to adapt to her environment of filth leaves the reader both astounded at her courage and distraught over the fact that these horrors are happening everyday to very real girls in India and elsewhere. The language McCormick uses is stunningly poetic. It’s difficult to call a book “good” when the story revolves around acts of inhumanity. Chained to a life of rape and abuse, Lakshmi struggles to find a way to survive and escape this foul new world. What keeps her from drowning in a pit of despair is the memory and hope of returning to her mother to lift her from poverty. The other girls in the house and the son of one of the women befriend Lakshmi, teaching her valuable tips and how to read. Upon arriving at her final destination, the owner of the illicit proprietary establishment soon makes it clear she now owns Lakshmi. Hoping to earn and send back enough money for a tin roof for her family home, she readily agrees.
Lakshmi, knowing very little about the world outside of her small, mountain village, believes she is going to work as a maid in the city. Lakshmi, a thirteen-year-old Nepalese girl, is sold into sex trafficking slavery in India. This novel, written in verse, is absolutely heartbreaking. Trying to forget, like trying to hold back the monsoon.” “Trying to remember, I have learned, is like trying to clutch a handful of fog.
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