"In Cambodia, girls as young as five years old are sold into prostitution every day. This is the story of a woman born into a similar fate who, against all odds, now devotes herself to helping other girls caught up in the violent and sexual underworld of her country. Somaly Mam has become an international figure and in 2006 was a winner of a Woman of the Year award from Glamour magazine." "Abandoned as a baby, Somaly Mam was 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 and forced to marry at fifteen, Somaly was then sold to a brothel. After years of abuse she managed to escape." "In 1997 Somaly Mam co-Founded AFESIP to combat tratficking in women and child ren for sexual slavery.

"--BOOK JACKET.