Why read Sold?

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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…

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1 author picked Sold as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Luis Ramirez Arellano

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Told in a series of vignette-style chapters, Sold tells the story of Lakshmi, a young girl from Nepal sold to a brothel in India.

The book charts Laksmi’s young innocence and contrasts it with what’s to come. Painted with tragedy, Sold takes time to focus on the people around Lakshmi who help her endure her hardships. In spite of everything Lakshmi suffers, she still holds onto what makes her Lakshmi, on what she's living towards.

It’s a story about resilience and hope that one day, things won’t be so bad and the experience won’t have been for nothing.

From Luis' list on human perseverance and the human spirit.