by Patricia McCormick · CRUÏLLA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466120401
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«Venuda» is the realistic young adult novel by Patricia McCormick, published by Cruïlla in paperback (288 pages, in Catalan).
Lakshmi, a thirteen-year-old Nepali girl, is handed over by her stepfather to a stranger in exchange for money and the promise of a job as a servant in the city. Upon arriving in Calcutta, she discovers she has been sold to the Happiness House, a brothel run by Mumtaz, where she must survive sexual exploitation without losing hope.
The novel belongs to the Alerta roja collection, volume 36; the Catalan translation is by Marc Rosich. Its original English title is Sold.
A work intended for young people aged 14 and over, interested in realistic literature and social denunciation.
Patricia McCormick is an American journalist and writer of realistic fiction for young adults. She has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award.
