The Road Of Lost Innocence
The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine
$38.38
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2010
Summary
Somaly Mam was abandoned as a baby and looked after by her grandmother until she disappeared. She was then taken into the care of a man she called ‘grandfather’, but was treated no better than an unpaid servant. Raped at twelve, Somaly was forced to marry at fifteen and then sold to a brothel. She endured years of abuse before managing to escape.
THE ROAD OF LOST INNOCENCE is a moving account of a traumatic childhood and also the inspirational story of a determined and courageous woma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844083466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844083462 |
| Author: | Somaly Mam |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
** ‘Written deftly and sparely, this story easily transcends the current rash of ‘misery
** ‘Sold into prostitution in Cambodia as a small child, Mam has survived a trauma that is almost beyond the imaginative reach of memoir … driven by a sense of purpose greater than the self, and related with a haunting directness - GUARDIAN
** ‘Somaly Mam is my candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is living proof that one woman can change the fate of others - AYAAN HIRSI ALI** ‘Written deftly and sparely, this story easily transcends the current rash of ‘misery - life-stories. Somaly Mam has no truck with sensationalism or self pity: action for change is patently what she is all about.’GOOD HOUSEKEEPING - ** ‘This is a book about how one person’s courage can make a difference’About The Author
Somaly Mam
Somaly Mam lives near Phnom Penh with her three children.
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