02010cam a2200337 4500 866784382 TxAuBib 20230621120000.0 230411s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022028399 9780063270299 trade pbk. 0063270293 trade pbk. 9780063270282 hc. $30.00 0063270285 hc. $30.00 TxAuBib Harding, Lisa. Cloud girls [BOOK] : a novel / Lisa Harding. 1st HarperVia ed. New York : HarperVia, 2023. 385 pages ; 24 cm. Originally published as Harvesting in Ireland in 2017 by New Island Books. "Sassy, streetwise Sammy is falling through the cracks. Neglected by an alcoholic mother, the problems she endures at school and home lead her to act out, seeking attention from unseemly adults when what she wants most is protection. Meanwhile, in a small Eastern European village, sweet Nico is about to turn 13. As her family falls upon desperate times, her father receives an offer of money to marry her off. But when she's shuttled across the border into Ireland, she and Sammy find one another in a suburban brothel that is to be their new 'home.' As Nico and Sammy journey into this dark underbelly and out the other side, their friendship forms a potent bond. Heartbreaking and breathtakingly beautiful, Cloud Girls exposes the failings of polite society and the cruelty that exists beneath its surface, yet reminds us that goodness and love can flourish in the darkest times"--Provided by publisher. 20230621. Human trafficking Fiction. Teenage girls Abuse of Fiction. Prostitution Fiction. Ireland Fiction. Dublin (Ireland) Fiction. Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction.