| This historical fiction is based on a near century long practice of a legalized union of pimps in Buenos Aires luring and kidnapping hundreds of thousands of struggling and starving girls and women from Eastern Europe under the false pretenses of marriage or employment in hopes of saving their families back home only to sell them into prostitution. This was a difficult story to read, a young girl, in desperate circumstances finds herself betrothed to man and whisked away from her family that very night to begin her journey to what they have all been led to believe will be a life of privilege and wealth. Batya, only 14, quickly learns that she and her family have been lied to and her only goal is to find a way to save her family. The reader is given a look into brothel life in Buenos Aires and the levels of corruption and contempt. This is a fast paced read and a sure-fire recommendation for any reader who loves historical fiction. Thank you to the publisher and to Edelweiss for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review. |
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