Anne Marie Carrière Books

Somaly Mam was abandoned as a baby and 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. sold. Raped at twelve, Somaly was forced to marry at fifteen and then sold to a brothel. She endured years of abuse before managing to escape. The Road of Lost Innocence is a moving account of a traumatic childhood and also the inspirational story of a determined and courageous woman devoted to helping other girls caught up in the illegal sex trade and violent underworld in Cambodia. In 1997 Somaly Mam co-founded AFESIP to combat trafficking in women and children for sexual slavery.

Ce jour-là, Caroline, Madeline et Ellie avaient décidé de fuguer. Deux adolescentes et leur petite sœur de cinq ans qui rêvaient d'aventure et de liberté, de fuir un père alcoolique et une mère trop faible. Dans la voiture, les grandes ont attendu qu'Ellie sorte de classe. Et Ellie n'est jamais venue. C'était il y a seize ans. Depuis, aucune nouvelle, aucune trace, aucun indice. Seulement une famille rongée par le doute et la culpabilité. Enceinte, Madeline voudrait voir l'affaire classée pour enfin avancer. Caroline, elle, se raccroche à un minuscule espoir : un visage sur une photo de presse prise dans le Montana, une jeune fille au sourire si ressemblant... Improbable, impossible, mais comment hésiter ? Caroline prend à nouveau le volant. Direction le Montana...

L'histoire de Ludo, né à Héliopolis, une favela de Sao Paolo, où misère et violence sont omniprésentes. Sauvé de la misère par Zé Carnicelli, directeur général des supermarchés MaxiMarket, il est installé dans sa fazenda, où il grandit auprès de sa mère. Entre les souvenirs d'enfance à Héliopolis et le présent d'une nouvelle vie, ce roman retrace l'itinéraire d'un homme poursuivi par son passé.

An astonishing first-hand account of a young woman's life under the Taliban's tyranny. Born into a middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980, Latifa enjoyed her teenage years filled with fashion, movies, music, and dreams of becoming a journalist. However, on September 26, 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power, transforming her vibrant life into one of confinement. Streets emptied, schools closed, and communication ceased. At just sixteen, Latifa became a prisoner in her own home, stripped of basic freedoms like walking alone or looking out the window. Forced to wear a chadri, she faced the harsh reality of fear—fear of violence against women that she witnessed in the streets. Amidst despair, Latifa took a bold step by establishing a secret school in her home for young girls, navigating the risks of detection while providing education that brought her purpose. In May 2001, she and her parents escaped to Europe through an operation organized by a French-based Afghan resistance group and Elle Magazine. This poignant narrative captures Latifa's world unraveling under fanaticism, replaced by terror and oppression. Collaborating with Chekeba Hachemi, the founder of Afghanistan Libre, Latifa shares her story while they both reside in Paris. This is her first book.