![]() ![]() ![]() The harshness of her life in this new country of India, feeling torn from all that is familiar, comes close to crushing her, yet she endures. She arrives in a brothel, working in guaranteed slavery until she is broken or dies, astonished at the charges beyond what she could possibly earn for everything she touches. She’s determined to excel, even though she can’t imagine the place. When she is sold to an itinerant “Auntie,” she thinks she’ll be working as a maid in the city. In her village in Nepal, Lakshmi’s life is more than difficult and requires her to endure hunger, harsh weather and poverty. The book is appropriate for ages 13 and up the film is PG-13. A film-screening, book-signing, and discussion of "Sold" based on Patricia McCormick's award-winning novel which raises the topic of human trafficking. ![]()
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