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In 19th century New York, a destitute women sends her 12-year-old daughter, Moth, to become a live-in servant of a wealthy woman. To escape her employer's cruelty, Moth flees to the streets and finds herself in the Bowery, a place filled with thieves, beggars and pickpockets. Her only escape from this desperate situation may be to find shelter in a nearby brothel.
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The Virgin Cure, Ami McKay
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- The Virgin Cure
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ami McKay
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0676979564
- ISBN13
- 9780676979565
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, 19th century, New York, Violence, America, Canada, Childhood, Winter, Cold, Poverty, Prostitution, Starvation, Manhattan, NY, Ghetto, Slums
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- In 19th century New York, a destitute women sends her 12-year-old daughter, Moth, to become a live-in servant of a wealthy woman. To escape her employer's cruelty, Moth flees to the streets and finds herself in the Bowery, a place filled with thieves, beggars and pickpockets. Her only escape from this desperate situation may be to find shelter in a nearby brothel.