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Burning down the house

by Jane Mendelsohn

Rich peopleOrphansHuman traffickingFictionNew York Times reviewed

Describes the lives of two orphan girls, one from the Caucasus who is sold into the sex trade, the other who is adopted into the wealthy Zane family of New York, whose unwitting involvement in the world of international crime precipitates their downfall.

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Book data: Open Library