Blue Notebook by James A. Levine (2009)

This was very hard to read, as the child sex slave in India shares her miserable life, but at times in the most beautiful language. She has a wonderful way of looking at the world and there are bright moments, as when she learns to read and write in a hospital as a child. She was raised in a normal family, but her father sells her into slavery, and she doesn't even realize it. It is incredibly hard to read as she gets deflowered by man who has payed well for the priviledge. This moment is described eloquently - not grotesquely, not sensually, but we do feel the horror of it. It is amazing that this is written by a British-born male doctor from Mayo Clinic. I understand he wants to raise awareness of this issue and the world still has a long way to go.