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~ New Release - 2023
Sassy, streetwise Sammy is a teenage girl who is falling through the cracks. Meanwhile, in a small village in Eastern Europe, preternaturally beautiful and naïve Nico is about to be married off. Shuttled across the border into Ireland, she and Sammy find one another in their new home, a suburban brothel . . .
A heartbreaking and breathtakingly beautiful tale of two girls' resilience navigating abuse, trafficking, and unlikely kindness, Cloud Girls exposes the failings of polite society and the cruelty that exists beneath its surface, yet reminds readers that goodness and love can flourish in the darkest times.
“Difficult, eye-opening, and compelling, Harding creates her central characters from the stories of many survivors of sex trafficking who were able to tell their stories. The result reflects the horrifying reality of a segment of underage sex trafficking, the people who run it, and those who buy its services. .” -- People