In the course of the book, we move from the filthy brothels of London to the glamour of Paris to New Orleans with Belle. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The story is interesting and it is especially heartrending at places when Belle endures such horrible circumstances. All the effort is in vain when the criminal, only known as “the Falcon” snatches her off the streets and smuggles her out to Paris. With her reputation in tatters, 17-year-old Mari needs to get away from the gossip of her small town. Foi com alguma tristeza que me despedi de todos estes personagens, mas felizmente Lesley Pearse deixou no ar a promessa de uma continuação para muito breve. Amerika2ya onu yollayan çetenin elemanı olan Etienne ile yolculuk boyunca önce ona güvenmeyi ve katlanmayı sonra da arkadaş olmayı başarır.The character should have been a lot more damaged for me to sympathize with her, and take her a bit more seriously.

But her innocence is shattered when she witnesses the murder of one of the girls and, subsequently snatched from the streets by the killer, she is sold into prostitution in Paris. Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. But all that changes when she inadvertently becomes witness to the murder of a girl working in the brothel at the hands of a very dangerous criminal. The author Lesley Pearse does a great job in making us a part of the entire experience — especially the grim, dark and horrifying life young Belle goes through.

There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books. Dá-nos a conhecer um drama que infelizmente ainda hoje existe: o tráfico de mulheres/crianças com o fim de serem introduzidas nos meandros da prostituição e do qual a maior parte muito dificilmente conseguirá sair. But my biggest source of disbelief with this book (aside from being oblivious from the fact that she lived in a whorehouse) was Belle's unwavering innocence and determination. While we have all heard of topics like human trafficking or prostitution, it is daunting to read such an in-depth depiction into the sordid mess that it is.