The Road Of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
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. sold. 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 woman devoted to helping other girls caught up in the illegal sex trade and violent underworld in Cambodia. In 1997 Somaly Mam co-founded AFESIP to combat trafficking in women and children for sexual slavery.
** '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’ *
** '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’ *
Somaly Mam lives near Phnom Penh with her three children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844083466 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844083462 |
| Title | The Road Of Lost Innocence |
| Author | Somaly Mam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2009-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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